I have four things to provide to the insurance company.

1. Bariatric Surgeon recommendation

2. Primary Care Physician recommendation

3. Six Months of nutritional counseling along with a Nutritionist recommendation

4. Psychologist recommendation

I had kind of been putting off the PCP recommendation. Long story short, I'm using my OWN insurance to do the lapband, but use my husbands insurance for all my other medical needs. So I was avoiding confronting the fear that I would have to get a WHOLE NEW PCP from MY insurance to get item number 2 above.

On a lark, I called the insurance coordinator at the surgeon's office; she told me that it doesn't matter WHO the letter comes from, just as long as it's a recommendation. So I called my current PCP (from my husband's insurance) and asked her if she'd write the letter. She said "SURE!", did it, I picked it up 2 hrs later and I've GOT IT in my hot little hand.

On Saturday the Psyche eval will be dropped off at the surgeon's office. On June 9th I have my last nutrition appointment. On June 10th the paperwork will be submitted to the insurance company. One week from today!

THIS MIGHT ACTUALLY HAPPEN!!!

OMG. I'm gonna get skinnier!

Good Luck on everything!! I'm going through the same stuff and even though I've had no snags so far, it's a little nerve wracking. I have the beginning of the OMG feeling, still trying not to get too "up" before knowing that the ins co has actually approved me. LOL!!

Congratulations....keep us posted! -BG