ChubbyinIdaho

I'm totally new to this whole thing but desperately need to put myself as a priority to avoid having health issues later. I'm at the magic BMI of 40, and feel it's time to do something. I'm looking into this surgery locally as my insurance claims they cover 90%, but can't seem to find a local surgeon that my insurance plan covers. I'm curious if there's anyone else in the Boise area that has had their lap-band surgery here? Not having much success with online research for this area...

Anyone know a good Dr. who does lap band surgery in Springfield? I might be relocating and trying to decide whether I do the surgery before I move (thus have to come back to Idaho for follow-up) or wait until I move to the Springfield area.

SheryBery, I grew up in this area, came back after being gone for 19 years for a job with Albertson's HQ. After realizing that was NOT for me...I got a job working for a company based in NC, CA and AZ but I get to work remotely out of my home (which is wonderful and horrible all at the same time). I love the freedom of working at home, but the long hours of staring at a computer screen and being on the phone are a bit exhausting. I have to travel back and forth to PHX to work one week every two months, so that's why I'm considering the surgery there (as there are two physicians that take my ins.). I love this area, but it's not the most diverse area, and being part of a mixed couple with mixed kids it's not the best place for us to be--not the most accepting community. We're considering moving out of Idaho, but haven't finalized our plans yet. So that also is a deciding factor for me, in that regardless of where I move, I'm going to have to go to PHX for work, so it makes the most sense to have the surgery and my aftercare there... So are you an Idaho native? You know I get teased alot about Idaho...when my coworkers found out that the chinese buffet has potatoes on it I thought they were never going to stop laughing!

Thanks for the info! Coming from Phoenix to Boise has been an adjustment -- cracks me up there are only two physicians in Idaho who do lap-band surgeries! What kills me, is that neither of the two physicians are ones that my insurance covers...so looks like I'll end up having to go to Arizona for my surgery...sigh...