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Hi Everyone! My name is Kim and I'm new here. I was looking to talk to people who have had lap band surgery that are in a similar to me in their goal. I am 5'5" tall and weigh 295lbs. I live in Southern California and have a referral for the weight loss surgery process. My medical group requires 6 months of classes (2x per month) prior to the surgery. Did anyone else have to do this? If so, was it beneficial? I have one child (almost 2 yrs old) and was really hoping to have more children. When I was pregnant I ate really well and lost 50 lbs (while pregnant) and since he was born, I have gained all of it back and another 25 lbs. One of my biggest concerns is not being to have children after the proceedure. Anyone have information on having children after the proceedure? I am terrified to have gastric bypass and feel more comfortable with the lap band proceedure but I have to do something. I really just don't want to have complications and possibly die from either proceedure, I have a child to live for. I am sure I will be posting more :smile:

Well, I live in the Santa Clarita Valley (by Magic Mountain) and am part of Facey Medical Group. I have Health Net insurance and they said that they don't require the 6 months of classes and all I need is a referral from my doctor. The problem is that Facey requires that you go through the program (as a prereq.) I'm not sure if I can get around it or not. I am still working on that. Thanks for your reply. Any additional advice or information would be helpful.

Thanks to everyone for the wonderful feedback. I am going to be poking around this site to find out more information. My concern about having children was mostly the timing issue. I am almost 31 and have to go through the 6 months of classes prior to my surgery. From there, I have to meet with a surgeon and a cardiologist (because I have a history of blood clots and had a very minor heart attack when I was pregnant). In my first class they told me that I would have to be on BC for 18 months after the surgery. That will make me about 33 when I can start trying again and I really didn't want to wait that long to have children. But hey, if I have to get healthy first, I guess that is the best way to do it (by waiting). Again, thanks to everyone for the feedback.:glare: