After following some other ladies blogs, I've decided to start my own. It's mostly for my family and friends to be able to track my progress and weight loss.
About six months ago, I made the decision to start researching the lap band. For those of you who don't know, it's a less risky version of the gastric bypass. There is no actual cutting of the stomach, just a band that is placed around the top of your stomach to limit the amount of food that is digested at a time. I've been on a six month doctor supervised diet that finishes up on Wed and I have my consult with the surgeon on Thursday. I'm starting to get very scared about the insurance piece, because I've heard so many nightmare stories about people not getting approved. I've been overweight my entire lifetime and feel that this is really the right tool for helping me achieve my goal to be thinner and healthier.
On another note, I am having a thyroid biopsy tomorrow for a suspected goiter, so I'm praying all goes well there! Here's to kicking off this journey! Hopefully everything goes well over the next month or so...
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