Please Help Lap Ban Comm.!!!

[cjwilliams77 0]

Thanks all!!

@Becca29....I have BCBS and they will approve the surgery if I meet certain conditions (ie. diabetes, BMI over 40 and etc.) which I do. I believe they require 6 months of supervised weight loss in which I already have a year and a half so I am good in this category as well. I am excited and terrified at the same time (which is normal, I'm sure).

@everyone....I will most definitely keep you all posted as things progress. Having this site has really helped to calm the waters. I am encouraged to move forward because I know that there are many out there who have not only walked the path before me but also really care about each other!!

I will say it again and a hundred times more....YOU GUYS ARE GREAT!!!

[Daisalana 33]

Of course it's normal to be scared, it's a HUGE decision, and not one to be entered into lightly!

The lap band is not for everyone... psychologically is a whole other issue (which can be detected before banding), but the band does not work for all. It's a risk you have to take. But I suggest weighing the pros & cons.

For me, I was crippled at 22 and I could try this and if it failed I'd try something else, but if I sat and did nothing, my quality of life was deteriorating rapidly.

3 years out, I'm not completely happy with my band (great weight loss, 2 surgeries to fix broken band--all out of pocket, weight regain, some weight reloss).. but it got me to a happier quality of life even though I'm not where I "hoped" to be.