countrygirljtl

Hi Nina, thanks for the return msg. Yea, don't take no for an answer. Do this though, Research everything, get all your facts and go outside your doc. I didn't go through my doc, I went to a great program at a great hospital about an hour away from me. It was so worth it. You won't have to have your pcp's approval necessary, because the team at this hospital is going to send you for lots of tests like a sleep study and and some by a cardiologist, those tests will reveal if you are a candidate and if you are in need of wieght reduction to fix any co-morbidities.:glasses so if this is really what you want, you can have it, but do your homework!!! Janet:)

Hi everyone, I am a brand new member, just banded a week ago yesterday. I am just taking all of your chatting in to see what I have to look forward to.. I will probably feel the same way, but right now, I will be happy with any weight loss to improve how I feel and alievate the co-morbidities I was just diagnosed with. Janet :eek:

Something is not right with this, my message just dissapeared too. what I was saying to Nina is that my BMI was 40, wieght 220 height 5'2" and I qualified by BCBS's standard as well as my docs and most LB webpages will say this. then my surgeons NP's order sleep studies and other tests that found I had a slew of co-morbidities. Bottom line, YOU ARE A CANDIDATE, don't let that doc cheat you!!!

What is AP? Janet