Hi everyone!
I just wanted to introduce myself and possibly get some support. My name is Whitney. I'm 21 years old and I live in North Carolina. I'm looking forward to getting into the community and meeting new people that I can actually relate too! I'm severely overweight and I have been for the majority of my life. I'm ready to start a new chapter. I think it's about time I make myself happy and learn to enjoy life. Especially with me being so young.
Well , I saw the LapBand commercial the other day on TV and thought it would be a great alternative to losing weight. I've tried absolutely everything. Nothing has worked for me. I was on Xenical for a couple of months and saw little results with that but it was extremely messy. Not something that I wanted to deal with on a daily basis. I researched the Lapband on the internet and found some interesting facts. I even found a couple of surgeons that perform the surgery in my area. I called a couple of places who are going to send me an information packet to get me going. I just have a couple of questions so maybe some of you could help me out.
I currently have United Healthcare health insurance with my job. From what I know , it covers the Lapband surgery. Did any of you have United Healthcare and it covered the surgery 100 % ? I need to find out more but my work schedule is hectic so I don't really have time to sit down and get organized like I need too.
Another question that I have is how long did it take you guys to finish all of my paperwork , pre-op procedures , etc before the surgery was done? I have a seminar to go to on April 17th and then they are going to give me a 12-step worksheet to complete everything. I'm figuring this is going to take a couple of months. I thought it would only take a couple of weeks. Lol , maybe i'm just too excited ? :biggrin1:
Any help that any of you can offer me would be wonderful. Thanks soooo much! :clap2:
