Krismarie0605

Congrats !

I did the band first because 7 years ago it just seemed right ! I was 22 and all i was worried about was getting skinny so i could wear cute clothes . Never really did no research just heared it was safe and went for it ! Plus everybody had a horror story it seemed back then about rny so i backed off . Then my best friend had rny a year after me and i watched her success and then many friends and family did it and all had major success . After six years and only a 40lb lost i desided to go foward with the revision . I had my lap band removed and rny the same day 1/29/13. Best choice i ever made i have lost 51 lbs and feel great ! To make a very long story short i pick the band for all the wrong reasons but now i got a second chance at success and i love my new life !

After i summited sorry !

Uhc approved me in 5 days are i summited everything ! Best of luck to you !

Lost more in the last 2 months then i ever did in six years with my band !

Had my surgey done 1/29 2013 ! Starting weight 348 as of 4/1/2013 my weight is 299 ! Best decision i ever made !

Thank you helped alot ! I have united and all my stuff goes in to insurance next week !

Omg I have uhc I am going threw all my prep ops stuff for a revision surgey and that has given me so much hope!

Hey everyone getting at the end of all my testing (pre op stuff for revision ) my doctors office is summit everything on th 5 th of october . I am just wondering how everybody eles insurance process went ? I have united health care ... But and story will help ... Starting to worry that after all this work I will not get approved

And everybody else your for your input it helped so much

Thank you so much ashley !

Did you have a revision or just the sleeve ashley ? I have united health care epo and I am a nervous rack about getting approved !

Thank you guys . Just feel like I am going threw alot to get this . Did you guys have trouble with you band ? My band wad fine no eros. No slips just I myself only got 4 cc in a 6 year period . The 4 cc made me threw up all the time plus bad releux plus it was messing up my teeth per denist so my doctor wants it out . Plus I only lost 40 lbs in a 6 year period . Did u guys have to do a swallow test and a upper gi ? Are u guys happy with your sleeve?

Today I am at the hositpal getting all the fluid taken out of my band and all I keep thinking is wow I hope I don't gain back all of the 40lbs I lost while going threw all this stuff for my insurance approval !

71 lbs is amazing too ! Great job all of you ! And I have not seen the 100s in 15 years ! You should be so proud of yourself ! I hope and pray all will go threw with my insurance and I can be a success story also !

I swear I hate this phone . I meant in and figured

I am is the prossess of trying to get my band to sleeve revision ... Had swallow test yesturday ... Band empty on the 30th and the endo. on the 26 of sept. . Are you vomiting alot ?I know I am and I fugured that why I had to do all that

Today my doctor said that a revision surgey is needed ! Now the hard part waiting ! I hope uhc works fast and I get this approved fast ! Please pray for a speedy approval for me ! Lots of love ! I hope I can be a success story just like so many of you !

Congrats been following your post I also have uhc epo and go to my doctor on friday 8/14 to see about having the band taken off and made into the sleeve and I am worried about my insurance the most. Love hearing stories that are good with uhc!

My question maybe stupid but I was wondering if they do this band over bypass surgey will they leave your band on and do the sleeve or bypass just been wondering because I want this so bad and I am affarid my insurance is going to not approve me for both band removal and sleeve

Thank you everybody ! Your input meant alot . I called my insurance today they so cover baractric surgey and revision surgey it just up to my doctor's notes on what they do . my appointment has been moved to friday the 16 or 17 th not surs what day lol . I now going around getting my diet doctor notes who I have seen every month for 2 years and lost a grand total of 12 lbs in two years lol ya after I had the flu which thank god she documented . Also have to get proof of my gym memembership and my personal trainer notes that I had for one month . Notes from my denist about how years of threwing up is really start to destroy my teeth and notes from my obgyn about my prenancy diabeties and the other weight related issues and also blood work and see my primary care doctor. I also have my husbands insurance as a secondy insurance so maybe they might step up where my insurance won't . Sorry I feel like I am a pain with all the questions . I just went into the lap band without thinking or doing my homework . Which I regret so bad now ! I have been heavy for 20 years now all I what is to finally be free from this weight ! And tyi dye best of luck with your surgey !

Thank you havent seen my doctor yet I go in a week . I just have head so many horror story about insurance covering one or the other so just worried

Hi everyone ! I got my lap band in may 2006 not so lucky with that ! I have really been reading about the sleeve and i have my appointment set for friday aug 10th to talk to my doctor . I guess my one thing is did anyone insurnance give them problems because of failure with the band ? I have united health care epo(the new ppo) . I work for the state of maryland and got the best packet they had. Just hope you guys and girls can tell me any insurance stories so I have a idea of what look foward too! Thank you all and best of luck in everyones weight loss journy !

From my diet doctor (sorry)

Thank you everybody for the advise ! I do have my paperwork and weight in's from, proof from my gym proving memembership (never hurt to try) a letter from my denist saying that the therwing up is doing damange to my teeth and also where my primany care doctor put me on a supervisored diet with 3 weight in docoumented .