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Hey all! I'm from Cincinnati too. Who did your surgery? I'm going to go through Cincinnati Weight Loss. I have my consultation on Thursday. Today I did my psych eval. I just hope to get in soon. Cheryl

Hey that's great! I hope to be an April Bander too. I don't find out til next week, I think, when I have my consultation. Cheryl

Yeah, my knees are hanging in there. Not too much pain in the last week. My insurance wouldn't cover anyone where I work...not just me. I did call to see if there were any cancellations to get my consultation moved up and I was able to get it a week earlier on next Thursday. :success1:

Hey all! Love reading all the posts. I'm new here. My name is Cheryl. I've been looking into the lap-band forever and even though I've had several Dr.'s write letters to my insurance but there was some sort of exclusionairy clause and it wasn't coverred. We switched carriers this year and it's still not covered. Surprisingly my parents have offered to help me pay for it. I still can't believe it! I looked into the gastric by-pass way back but it sounded kinda scary. I'm 42 and weigh 344. I'm only 5'4''. It has definitely taken it's toll on my health. I had a partial knee replacement 2 years ago and lost 60 lbs. but was too heavy for the replacement and got leg fractures. I've been in a wheelchair for a year....only able to walk small distances. Now I'm recently diabetic and I feel like I'm going down hill. Feeling much better now that I know I will have the lap-band. I go to the seminar tonight here in Cincinnati and my consultation is March 29. I can hardly wait. Sorry I rambled on so much. I'm also a little technically challenged and haven't figured out how to make a ticker or anything. Where do I go from here? :help: Cheryl