Big Dan

Well, it wasn't quite as fast as it seems. I actually started the whole process last June. I want to the first information seminar where you get the first packet of forms to fill out. I filled them out and mailed them in. I should have heard from them in a couple weeks but they lost my packet. I didn't know this because I waited a couple months (I was real busy with work so I didn't notice how much time had passed) for them to contact me for the next step. Anyway, in November I decided that I was going to have to contact them so I stopped by their office and filled out the paperwork on site. That way they could not lose it again. From that point it started going pretty fast. It seemed like an appointment every couple weeks until now. I have Health Partners for insurance and once it was submitted (that took two tries too, but I only waited a couple weeks to notice this time) it was only about 10 days until approval.:eek:

I had my consultation with the surgeon and now have a date set! My surgery will be April 28th at 6:00am.

Do you mind me asking what an AP-L band is and how it is different from another?:biggrin:

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! I appreciate the immediate support I am already getting! :smile2: I am from a suburb of Minneapolis, MN.