Shannon51

I am 1 day post op and feel awesome...was banded yesterday came home and slept two hours then went a wedding and danced. I am a little tender where the port is but that is all. I feel like this surgery was literally a breeze! Thank goodness lol

Hello all, I am new to the site and was just browsing. Im glad to have a place to come to for support. I have battled obesity for a long time and Im only 22 years old. Im ready for a healthy new lifestyle and hoping for confidence I have pretty much never had. I will have my surgery next week and it really has not hit me that this is real...I have wanted a healthier life for so long. My lap band surgery is being covered by my insurance, which is bcbs of illinois...i had worried about being approved by them because of some post's i read about on this site beforehand. However, I received my approval within 6 days and couldn't be happier that wait was over. I am of course nervous about surgery since i have never been put under before...the only other surgery I had was a c section with my daughter. I welcome any advice from my fellow bandsters as I am sure I will need it. Wish me luck, for I know already that i am blessed!

I haven't been banded yet, my surgery date is March 16th. My only requirements were a BMI of 40 or more also with the typical psych eval. I was anxious and wondering if this was correct...and yes in fact it was. My approval took 6 days and now I'm being banded next week. Don't let everyone else's insurance horror stories worry you to much, I did and I worried for nothing. When in doubt call your benefits dept to double check everything! Every insurance company's requirements are different and every state is ran individually for example I have blue cross blue shield of illinois and my cousin has bcbs of arizona...we have entirely different requirements then eachother. Best of luck to you