Hi! I'm Amanda, 25 years old from outside Memphis,Tn. Stay at home mom to a 2 year old. I'm 5'8 and weigh around 400 lbs :thumbup:, my highest weight ever (even as I typed that it didn't seem real). I've been heavy since the age of 4ish, and my weight has always been consistently heading upward and spiraling out of control. I've tried weight watchers, south beach, First Place, hypnosis, diet pills, my own don't-eat-anything-after-4pm diet, etc. Some things have worked temporarily, other diets have not.
Recently (as in a few weeks ago) my best friend had the lap band surgery done and it made me take notice. I had not really considered the lap band before. So I've been researching night and day in my spare time for a few weeks now, and I'm thinking I want to give the band a try. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure our insurance won't pay. :sad: My husband's employer has a written exclusion:cursing::cursing::cursing::mad::mad::mad: on any treatment for anything having to do with obesity or morbid obesity, including weight loss surgery. From everything I've read other places, I'm probably most likely out of luck. :cool2: However, DH and I have decided to self-pay if that is the case. I'm very scared about self-pay as it will put us in debt for the first time ever. Also what about complications? What if we go that much into debt and it doesn't work? So many questions...
Anyways, guess that's where I'm at. I love this board, and forwarded the link to my friend that just got banded. :biggrin2:
