sophia123

Hi: I am 38 years old and 222 pounds and have a 17 year old daughter that is 250 pounds. I am in the process of collecting as much information as I can on the procedure. If our individual insurance covers us, we would both want to do it. If it would have to be self pay, then I would take our savings to do the procedure for my daughter first. We have tried every diet in the book and have been struggling with our weight our entire lives. Does anyone have any knowledge of any teens who have done the procedure? And what their experiences have been? We have our appointments next week to meet with our primary physicians and then at the end of the week with the lap band doctor. I'm nervous but hopeful, mostly for her as I want her to have every opportunity to live a normal healthy life without the weight and health issues that will eventually follow at her current size. Any feedback I could receive would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Thank you Melinda. I will definitely check the sites and or call customer service to find out.

Thank you all very much for your encouraging words. We are both very excited about our appointments next week. How would I go about finding out what our individual insurance requirements are? Would the primary doctor's office find that out? Or would the lap band doctor's office find that out? They told me when I made the appointment for the lap doctor that they would verify insurance elgibility a day or 2 before the actual appt which is next Friday but I dont know if there is something I can be doing before hand to help the cause. We've been struggling with weight for well over 15+ years and have tried every diet in the world. We have our primary physician appts on Wed and then the lap band doctor on Friday. Any heads up I can get would be greatly appreciated, thank you all!!!!!

Thank you, I will definitely look at the site and read their story!!!!! Good luck!!! Have you lost anything so far?

Thank you Cindy. I hope so too. I think the same about her, I just want her to have the best chance at leading the healthiest, most productive life possible. She has a bit of insulance resistance, nothing that she has to take meds for as of yet, but the doctor did advise that it could be a contribution as to why it has always been so difficult for her to lose weight. I was reading some other forums last night and I got a bit nervous at some postings that some people wrote where the bands are not succesful past 7 years and that they have a warranty or something of only 10 years. Have you had the band a long time? Have any others here had the band a long time and what are their long term experiences?