JKSteve

Oh, and just to add: 1) I am 5'11", 316lbs, I am 27 and have been overweight 19 of those years, obese for 10, morbidly obese for 8. I have done every diet known to man; low calorie, low fat, South Beach, Atkins, Mediterranean, Vegetarian, Vegan (even went RAW vegan for 2 months once), organic, detoxing diets, I've tried taking Orlistat, yadda yadda yadda...nothing has worked for me at all. I just can't stop eating (bread bread bread bread bread) 2) Hi everyone! I'm Steve. =)

I am wondering what happens if I need to go to the emergency room for anything following the surgery, or if there are harmful side effects that have to be taken care of...I assume medical insurance will call this a "non covered pre-existing condition" since the band was done in another country and not covered by the policy; this could get rather costly if I have to go to the ER a time or two! The REAL thing I'm worried about is having my insurance dropped altogether. I am self employed, and it's much harder to be insured when self-employed; you also can be dropped very quickly (sometimes for something as simple as going to a chiropractor). I know my chance of blockage or other such symptoms may be high, because the real REASON I am overweight is my eating habits. I eat bread bread bread, it's the Italian in me, and I eat fast and in huge bites. I actually never eat fast food, trans fats, I don't drink soda (even diet, aspartame and splenda give me headaches), 90% of my diet is organic, and 95% dairy free...I just eat too much of it. Especially at night. Because of this, I KNOW I wont gain from drinking or ice-creaming my calories, but I might very well get a block/have vomiting issues until I get it under control. What do you guys think (of both things, I suppose).