Is it worth it?????

Sooverit! · August 5, 2007

Thanks Mich, Congrats and way to go on getting your surgery date!

I'm not going to give up I think the insurance companies are just making me jump through giant hurdles to make sure we won't pay on our own.

Hi Scooverit
Lapband is not covered by ins for me (Canada) however I heard from my doctor of a clinical trial that was free. Unfortunatley I did not have a high enough BMI or enough comorbidities to enter the study. I thought of waiting until I did (just a matter of time). Decided instead, to drive an old car for a few years and take the 16 thousand out of my line of credit. I will be banded on August 15th. I hear your pain!!

wheeler · August 5, 2007

The pain is the least of your worries, heck you're a woman and had children...lol! But I would do a lot of research if I were you, and dont just read the good parts, read all the trouble people have and weigh it up. I was banded in Jan2004, and had problems from the word go, terrible reflux, slippage, tremendous amount of gas, so much so that it intefered with my life, could barely go to work etc. etc. I had three ops in as many years, the latest is that I am not digesting my food properly, that is, food is sitting in my stomach for too long causing terrible discomfort. I was big before but never had any digestion problems , now the list is a mile long, at the moment I am at a cross road to decide whether to have my band removed.

Was it worth it, I dont know, to tell you the truth I think sometimes, I need a band on my head rather than my stomach

Good luck with whatever you decide!

HeatherJones · August 5, 2007

I had the surgery on July 10th and had a little pain but nothing major. I am a single parent of 3 very active boys. I really wanted to be the parent for them that they needed and my weight held me back from doing a lot of fun things with them. I have followed the plan about 95 percent and exercise 6 days a week for 50 minutes. I have not pb'd or slimed...I really feel if you are careful that you have less of a chance that this will happen to you. It is more than just getting banded and that is it...food is a hard thing to overcome. It is not something to be taken lightly however it has been the best thing for me and a lot of others. You will do the best thing for you and your family. Good luck!!