HI EVERYONE...WAS EXCITED HAD MY CONSULT..FOR LAPBAND EVERYTHING WENT WELL...BUT THEY CALLED 2DAY AND SAID MY INSURANCE WILL PAY...WHICH IS GOOD NEWS...BUT THEY WANT ME TO HAVE A 6 MONTH DIET PLAN WITH MY DR. IN THE LAST YR...I HAVENT SEEN A DR. IN THE LAST YR...SO I GOT TO START A DIET WITH MY DR. FOR 6 MONTHS...I WAS SO HOPING TO HAVE HAD SURGERY DONE AND ON MY WAY BY THEN....HAS ANYONE HAD THIS PROBLEM...I AM TRYING TO HANG IN THERE AND KEEP MY CHIN UP...BUT I HAVE CRIED A LOT TODAY...I GOT MEDICAL MUTUAL PLUS....:ohmy: