hello there..I was so happy to see your post on the site..I just had to contact you.. I myself am 36 years old and always been overweight..and low and behold nothing seems to work.. I have PCOS and insulin resistance and they are testing me for diabetes. I also have high bp and lots of swelling in my legs..because of the weight mostly, but also I was in a bad car wreck a year ago..underwent leg surgery cause I broke my leg and also my ankle bone came thru my skin..I got 2 plates and 14 screws..and now at the end of the month I am gettin that surgery redone because it didnt heal right..so..as you can see I have lots of issues..but main one is my weight..sorry for rambling on and on..but long story wanted to explain..lol.. my main question for contacting you is about finding out about medicaid covering the lap band surgery in west virginia...? I live in Parkersburg and as far as I know only 1 doctor here even does the surgery and he didnt accept medicaid..any info that you could help me with would be greatly appreciated.. I know that my orthapedic surgeon would give me a referral if I needed one saying that weight loss would be a big help to my health.. reply back please or you could contact me Please ..@ justmekimmi1@hotmail.com I am so looking forward to hearing from you..Thanks so much..