Update

I get to start fighting the insurance battle.  The insurance company feels like I am rushing into having the bypass so they want me to have the band removed and wait 3 months to have the bypass.  They feel like I haven't been through the program so I need to start all over.  My doctor hasn't been doing all of the weight loss related stuff because I need a revision because of a malfunction of the port and its causing me pain and not because the band failed to help me lose weight.  Anyway I was denied so now I am going to put up a fight.  Hopefully I will win eventually.  Keep me in your prayers.  I will keep you posted.  In the meantime I have to deal with the port pain and the stress has caused my band to tighten up and I am vomiting everything I eat.  I am keeping nothing down right now.  I have an appointment with the surgeon on Wednesday so hopefully they will pull out some of the fluid so I can eat again.  Hope you all have a great week.
Ginger

Insurance sucks!!!!!  Hoping that Wednesday's appointment brings you relief.
But, I sincerely hope you get some stress relief before then, so you can stop throwing up!!!!


-Jamie

Sorry Ginger, that does suck but I did it that way voluntarily and waited eight months whi*****luded a lot of weight gain!  I also had to start all over again and go through a long drawn out psych eval and everything else that is requested prior to getting any WLS.  Actually it was more involved than when I had my lap band installed in 2007!  I had all my saline removed before my removal for a couple months also and there was still restriction.  I hope you can at least get it removed soon.  Good luck and keep us posted and keep on your surgeon and the insurance company!  Nancy.