I started looking in to having the lap band about 10 years ago but it was not in Gods plan for me to have it then. I first had an insurance that only paid about 2k towards it. I then had great insurance with another company even had gotten approved. Then due to cut backs I lost my job before I could have it done. A few years later I was contacted by my surgeons office to see if I was still interested in having the lapband done well DUH of course but i let the nurse know that my insurance didnt cover it. well they wanted to talk to me about participating in a clinical trial and they didnt want just me but also my twin sister. Well that fell through when the economy took a nose dive and they canceled it. Well I changed jobs just over a year ago God has blessed me with a wonderful company to work for that has great insurance. well April 15th 2011 I started my 6 month supervised diet and just finished it on the 15th on september. O 9/20/2011 I also completed my nutrition and psyche eval. i faxed the rest of my paper work over to the dr office on 9/21/2011 and was called on the 22nd was told that they have eveything they need for my insurance and that she had already gotten everything together and already submitted it over to my insurance. i am so excited nervous and happy and scared and everything. I cant wait to have this done and start to have a new life. I have a lot of support from my family and actually my twin sister is also in the process of having the lap band she has already gotten her approval call but due to her teaching she is going to have to wait just a little while. I may still have surgery before her.

I am glad you took the time to read this look for more at a later date.