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Does anyone have Blue Care Network (HMO)? What was the criteria for the surgury? Did you have to do 6months of jumping through hoops and diets or did they just aprove it with weight related health issues. I have called my insurance customer service and was told yes they cover it if you have : High blood presure, diabetes, of which I have all of them. She said my doctor would tell me what is the list of requirements. He didn't tell me, he just said to make an appt for the seminar and then the surgeon. My seminar is 8/18/08. I am excited. So,,, any info from fellow BCN insurers. Thanks.....

Doesn't anybody have Blue Care Network(hmo) of michigan? I was hopefull someone would be able to tell me if as long as my doctor is okay with the surgury I would not have to wait 6 months. Does anyone have any info?:confused2:

sassytracy, what insurance do you have?

What insurance do you have. Did you have comorbidities?

St Johns is right around the corner from me. I am right behind the hazel park race track. What insurance do you have? What month of your 6 mth are you at. I hope that I don't have to do this but I will if they say I do. Thank you for incouragement. I was afraid I was maybe turning into a chicken and shouldn't. I need this very bad in order to have some life left worth having. Good luck to you also on your journey.

Hi, is anyone from oakland county michigan? I am going to my first seminar on 8/18/08. I have been reading posts on this website for over a year now. I have a bmi of 40.3 and alot of comorbidities. I was told by my insurance cust.serv.Bluecare Network HMO,that they cover this and I should talk to my doctor for what requirements are needed. I did talk to him and he said I was a good candidate. He also was glad I opted for the Lap Band instead of GB. He did not say I had to do anything else though. He told me to go for the seminar and see the surgeon at Royal Oak Beaumont. I guess they will tell me if I have to do a six month diet or anything else. Is anyone else in the area that is going to the seminar on this day 8/18/08 at 4:00pm at Beaumont medical center on 14 mile road. Even though I have been reading everything for so long I still don't really have a clue of how I will do untill I achieve my own surgury. I have to say there are a lot of good reports but there seems to be a lot of bad stuff too. This makes me more nervous the closer I get to my seminar date. Before I called and made the appt. it just was a dream and hope. Now I am logged on every day reading instead of a couple of times a month. I feel like I am obssesing. I hope this is normal. I have to say everyone on here is always so full of help and words of incouragement. I also hope that there is more sucssess than failures in the overall lap banding. Sometimes there seems to be more bad posts than good ones. :teeth_smile: I guess it depends on the day. Wow I guess I do sound nervous. It is just that I am 51 years old and have been overweight for 25 years and have now in the last year and a half gotten to a point where I can't do anything anymore. I have not been to cedar point in over 6 years, I panic at the thought of going to the zoo for the day. I can't even do gardening anymore because it will set off my siatic nerve and I end up 2 days later at the clinic. This is my shot at having a life instead of just watching one. Please someone tell me there are more sucesses than not with lap banding. I know, do I want some cheese with that wine......:wink2: thanks for listening.

Thank you. I needed the positive reinforcement. 28lbs since December. Wow!!! I am deffinatly going to have this done. I am going to go to my meeting with positive thoughts of my hopes and dreams for the future. (but i will still be nervous hee.hee.hee.) thank you again.

I am booked for my seminar 8/19. :eek: Does anyone know what they do there? I was told I have to attend this before I can see a surgen to have a consult. Do they set you up with a sugeon before you leave? My pcp sent me to Royal Oak Beaumont to get started with my journey. I have high blood pressor (two meds) high cholestral (two meds) diabetes (two meds plus insulin) my bmi is also 43. I need to live before I die. I have Blue care network hmo. They told me it is covered with my insurance and my Doctor would tell me what the criteria is for this. Does anyone have Blue care network hmo and had the band. I am hoping they don't make me do the 6 months diet and exercise hoops. If I could lose this on my own I would not be where I am. DUH.... I have been visiting this website off and on for about a year now,since I started investigating the Lap band. Every one seems so helpfull and sincere. Thanks for lending an ear...