Congrats on being good to go on surgery! I am not currently on anti-depressants, but have been at one point.  I realize now I was using food as my anti-depressant/stress reliever. I'm wondering if I should check into Prozac again to get me away from all the foods that I want to use during this stress!  I'll be interested in seeing what everyone has to say.

I suffer from ADD and at my Psych eval he said that i also suffer from depression...I don't know that much has changed after surgery...I take antidepressents for the ADD which also help with the derpression...I continue to take my meds and have been doing great...

Andrea--as far as I know, Dr. Schmit at Middakota in Bismarck is the only doctor in the state that even does the procedure. I'm currently going through a few hoops right now for the VSG too. When I initially talked to the surgical coordinator a couple months ago, she told me that the VSG is not covered by BCBSND because it is still considered experimental. For me, it doesn't matter either way because I don't have any insurance so I know I'll have to fork over the $14,125 for the procedure. If you want to PM me, I'd certainly be happy to exchange info but additionally, I highly recommend going over to the VSG forum and read up. Really a nice group of people on that board, and always willing to answer questions and support each other.

For me the Lap-band what the only surgery that i wanted...I knew a few people that had gastric done and had a number of complications that i didn't want to go near...then there was the quick recovery time with the band...I had surger on thursday morning at about 8am surgery only took 30 minutes...then by 1:00 I was on the road back to minot...I slept most of thursday (other then when my hubby got me up and walking) and friday...but saturday i was done with pain meds and wanting to get out of the house...I returned to work on monday and have had very little problems...I have a small part of my port incision that is opened and i'm meeting with Dr Schmit on monday so he can take a look at it...I don't think it's infected but want to have it looked at anyway...My husband has asked me if i would do it again and i've already told him it's do it again in a heart beat...I still can't get use to the feeling of eatting a little soup and being full...or eating a small bowl of cottage cheese and having to put it in the fridge for later because i can't fini****I don't  ever remember being full...I remember what it was like to be stuffed but not full or satisfied...I have made the mistake of still over eating...but that's only happened once...and i was still on the liquids so i don't think it was that bad...I'm sure my NUT will not agree with me... I think we each have our reason for the surgeries that we chose...what will work for one person may not work for the next person...We all have the same goal and our own way of reaching it...I think it's amazing how they do have so many different WLS option for us now that they didn't have 10 years ago...

Awesome! So glad to hear you did not have to have six mths supervised dieting!!  Im working on my letter and will have my local Dr. submit it to my insurance. Does it take long to find out if you are approved??  I sound so impatient!  I cannot remember the name of the Dr. should I chose the VSG procedure..but he is in Bismarck.  What do you think of the lap band?