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Has anyone had lap band surgery in Port Charlotte and do you have any advice on doctors in the area? I was set to go to a seminar with Dr. Matthew Bagan on April 10th and was could not find it by the directions I was given. I was so disappointed I wanted to cry. I have BCBS of Alabama but am thinking of going with self pay just to avoid all of the waiting and dead ends I am likely to hit with the insurance company. Any advice would be appreciated.

Tralyn222 - thank you, I will check them out. I guess my main thing with the insurance company is I don't want to have to go through the 6 months doctor prescribed diet. Now that I'm looking into this I want it like yesterday. I guess I'm too impatient. I am going to my diabetes doctor tomorrow, and hopefully she will give me her blessing and I can take it from there. Thank you again... : )

Hi Turler, I'm new here and have not been banded. Right now I'm in the 'wanting it badly" stage and am going to a seminar April 10. I Just came upon this site a few days ago and have been doing lots of reading. I just wanted to praise you on your post - I really like your outlook and especially your message at the bottom (if you always do what you always did you'll always get what you always got). I wrote it down on a post it note and put it on my computer monitor. Thanks for the great words of wisdom. Becky