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For those of you who have gone through the process. My husband and I are going to do this journey together. We have already spoken with our family physician and she documented our BMI and has given up lab slips. We are going through our insurance for coverage. I have found 3 doctors so far who take our insurance and do the procedure and the problem I am finding is they want us to quit smoking 3 months prior to filling out the application. Which I don't mind at all, anything to do this the successful way but I am wondering, if I wait the 3 months, take all the necessary tests and loose the 10% weight I am required to loose BEFORE my consultation would that set me back? As in, if I go to my consultation appt in 3 months after having quit smoking, will they require me to loose another 10%? (That would be about 40 lbs if they do- with the first 10%):thumbup: Also do they expand your stomach (during the surgery) with gas? These are questions I'd probably get to ask in a consultation, but they won't even talk to us until we quit smoking. How often do you go in for fills? How do you determine how often you go in? Thank you in advance!:thumbup:

Thank you for your input!!! I called to ask questions to the two surgeons. I have a consultation TODAY to speak with one of the two we are interested in. They told me as well, don't loose weight yet. Because it has to be documented by them and they have no requirement to loose weight before the surgery as well. Ahhhh the loads of info lol thanks again!!!

Thank you for sharing your video!!! It was very touching. I wish you the best success!

Good luck! I go to my first seminar this Saturday!!

Thank you so much for this post!! I have been doing my research now for 2 months and I making appointments with 3 different doctors. I want to go in the healthiest I can be to have a better recovery time but I want to make sure this weight stays off by doing it correctly. I think everything you guys are saying is correct and it is a life changing attitude not just lifestyle!