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Hi..my gyno actually mentioned that I might want to look into getting the lap band and after a lot of research this past weekend...I've decided this will probably be the best decision of my life.

My insurance is BCBS of Florida and I'm just wondering if anyone else has my insurance and how long the process was from deciding to get the surgery until they had the actual surgery. I would really like to get this done asap..but I know its not going to happen instantaneously.

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If you have a high enough bmi and/or co morbidalities.. (diabetes, etc.) it shouldn'ttake too long.. I had medicare and bc/bs of fla. it was a few months by the time I had psych evaluation, referral from my primary etc.

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Each BCBS plan will be different. Your employer chooses the level of coverage they prefer to pay. WLS is considered to be part of a Cadillac plan so some people who belong to small group coverage plans are exempted from WLS plans due to it being a higher cost to the employer/employee. You should be able to register online for BCBS and look up your own plan and see if bariatrics is part of your plan? I had BCBS with one company that did not have the coverage, but when my wife changed jobs, the new plan from a bigger employer contained the WLS/bariatric coverage.

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I did check my plan and thankfully it is covered.

Also..I have a really high BMI so I know that won't be an issue. Lol :(

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I dont have any other problems though besides pcos...no high blood pressure or diabetes but they both run rampant in my family

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