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I'm going to meet with a doctor regarding the lap band on 10/4 and they wanted two weights from 2008 and 2009. The highest weight I was in 2008 & 2009 made me a 34.2 BMI and my highest weights in 2010 put me at around 36.8.

The ONLY reason I had gone down in weight is because of a very stressful situation where I just couldn't eat.

I have diabetes (2 metformins per day) and hypothyroidism and my triglicerides are thru the roof....do I have a chance of being approved.

and If not, anyone know how I could shrink to 5'5"???? LOL

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Pull out your insurance policy; it will spell out, very specifically, what conditions must be met in order for you to qualify.

My insurance required a BMI of 40 with no comorbidities, but would band from 35-39 if 2 comorbidities were present. You would qualify with my plan--but yours may be completely different.

The doctor's questions about your weight history may be simply for their purposes--it's good for them to get a feel for their patients' histories so they can assess who is a good candidate (often, with heavier patients, this is to determine whether banding or bypass would be the best choice).

Good luck!

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