Scared I Will Not Qualify

[AmyK12 0]

Hi everyone,

I am in the beginning processes of getting approved. I don't think I will have any problems with my insurance. I have/am in the process of lining up all the various appointments such as cardiologist, pysch eval, etc. etc. etc. I am scared to death that for some reason I am not going to be approved. I have PCOS, and severly insulin resistant and have high blood pressure. People who have all of these things have gotten the lap band ( i have read about them on this site!!) but for some reason I am so scared they are going to find something wrong...I have major heart problems or cancer...something. I know this sounds completely irrational....believe me. But I have a friend at work who had to get some pre-op tests for a minor surgery she was having and they ended up finding she had cancer....and she didn't even feel sick.

Have any of you ever heard of anyone getting turned down because they are not healthy enough?

Again, I know this sounds totally not rational and I hope you do not think I am crazy but I think my nerves are just getting the better or me.

Thanks for listening!

[juliegeraci 7]

The only thing I have heard of is them finding something with the heart and having to work with the cardiologist to get clearance. Other than that, I haven't heard anything.

[Blund 0]

I haven't heard of anything either. But heart & lung problems would be the obvious areas to cause problems. Do you have a Bariatric Coordinator at your surgeon's office? Call and ask them. Thats what their for.

I'm excited and nervous too. We just gotta hang in there!

[🅺🅸🅼🅼🅸🅴🅺 296]

I had the same fears as you. I haven't been approved yet but I finally got done with all the testing, poking and proding at the end of January. I never get sick but I've been a smoker for 10 years. Very light....light enough that when I got my yearly bout of the upper respiratory infection 2 weeks ago I was able to quit completely. But anyway...I was so scared the doctors were going to find cancer or something horrible after running all of these tests since I haven't regularly gone to the doctor for checkups (never get sick except once a year). Turns out I'm healthier than I thought...just fat...LOL! I also was just diagnosed with PCOS a couple weeks ago...its mild (no cysts, no insulin resistance) but bad enough to keep my periods missing and keep me from ovulating. Just get done with these tests as quick as you can, I'm sure you'll be just fine! Then once you get banded, most of your health issues will disappear...that's what I can't wait for! Take care

[AmyK12 0]

See...this is why I love this forum. Thank you to everyone who replied. It feels good to get support from people who know what I am going through. I know I was just being overly paranoid yesterday...I go through spurts where I think like that and then I get over it.

You guys rock!!