jfran

hey everyone, I am 23 years old and I just got a call from my insurance company telling my they WILL!!!! PAY!!!! for my surgery. I should be going through my preop testing very soon and hope to be banded by early june if all goes well. Doctor says I have to lose 12 lbs and I am down 7lbs so 5lbs to go. Wish me luck.

Hey everyone, I got the phone call today. I'M APPROVED!!!! After a previous insurance denial, I resubmitted and I got the news today that my insurance IS going to pay for my procedure. I should be going for preop tests soon and with any luck I will be banded sometime in early June!!!! I am so excited I feel like it is only a matter of weeks before my life can truly begin.

I am waiting to hear from my insurance company. I was denied the first go around and now waiting to hear about the second. I will self pay if I don't get approved. I went to the support group held first thursday of every month in the BM Auditorium. It was great. There were women there who had lost 125lbs or more in about a year. They were encouraging and honest about their experiences. None regret having the surgery even though a few have had some minor complications. As far as self pay goes, you have to think about what your longterm health is worth. To me it is definitely worth the $14,000 or so it would cost to do the surgery. Private message me if you want to talk more and I hope to see you at the Lapband support meetings every month.

For those of you in school, have you told your friends and classmates? I don't really want to tell anybody that I am going to have this procedure. I am not ashamed, I just don't want to deal with people judging me. I know that once I have the surgery and get back to school in the fall, my friends are going to notice. Any suggestions or experiences that can help?

I am from the Knoxville area and I am awaiting insurance approval. I have been denied once and am in the process of appealing. Hopefully I will get an approval soon and be banded by June. I can't wait to begin LIVING my life thus far I have just been existing.

I began inquiring about surgery in Feb. 2007 and my insurance denied my procedure a week ago. I am in the processing of resubmitting and I pray that they will approve me. I really hope to be in surgery sometime next month. Being a college student, summer is the best time for such a procedure. I just can't wait any longer. Like the rest of you, I am tired of being overweight. I also have to deal with PCOS and IR which makes losing weight nearly impossible. I am beinging a Preop diet of protein shakes and lean cuisines. Hopefully this will make me lose enough weight before surgery. I would love to here from more of you about your experiences. Awaiting approval.