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hello everyone who reads this

my name is Angi or just ANG is fine

i have been doing some reading about the lap-band.

I want to know EVERYTHING good and bad.

about me i'm from michigan but live in missouri now pretty close to arkansas. i have 4 kids 18, 16, 7, 5

i think i have made up my mind to get this done, but now i need to see if insurance will cover it ;) i'm hoping they will not give me the run around but i'm sure they will

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Welcome Angi and this is the best place for information both good and bad, positive and negative. You have to make your own decision and seeing the whole picture definately helps. I know this website definately helped me with questions even though I already knew I was going to have the surgery.

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hello everyone who reads this

my name is Angi or just ANG is fine

i have been doing some reading about the lap-band.

I want to know EVERYTHING good and bad.

about me i'm from michigan but live in missouri now pretty close to arkansas. i have 4 kids 18, 16, 7, 5

i think i have made up my mind to get this done, but now i need to see if insurance will cover it :) i'm hoping they will not give me the run around but i'm sure they will

Hi Angi

Welcome. I live in Michigan! Just read everything on these boards but remember to take them with a grain of salt. I freaked out about alot of the stuff on here, but you have to remember everyone is different, and so is their experiences!

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Welcome! Do searches on here for topics that interest you. There's a wealth of information here.

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First i want to thank everyone for the GREAT welcome.

And yes i know that everyone is different so what is good for some might not be good for others that is why i'm willing to take all i can get in getting information. And yes i know there will be good and bad and i'm willing and ready for both.

angin thanks

ANG

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