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hi i have bcs michigan i live louisana,im trying to find out if they approve lap band,i went to a seminor and been waiting to hear bk.i really hope i get approved my bmi is way over 41,and last yr i had double knee surgery replacement.my hubby works general motors,i hope i wont have to be on a diet a yr to finally get approved?lmk if any one has bsbs michigan and live in louisana?thanks:rolleyes2:

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I don't live in Louisana but I do have BCBS of Michigan. They did pay for my band, but I had to show I was on a supervsed diet for longer than a year. My doctor had a form that my family doctor could sign saying he had known about me trying to lose weight for over a year. Good Luck!!!

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I also have BC/BS of Michigan. I was on a number of diets with my doctor supervision, for over a year, including weight loss meds. I just did Weight Watchers and a Low carb diet throughout the year and saw him monthly.

I had my consult on 11/13/07, requested a referral from my doctor on 11/24, it took him a almost a month to gt it to my surgeon, then I had my first Consult on 1/21/07, got my labwork and psych eval on 1/23/07 and am scheduled for Surgery on February 25th!

It went pretty fast...Good Luck to you!

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thats so cool.how much u lost so far.july be my 6 mionth from my diet,ill go with my drs stuff and they can get mr past records.i was gonna go see the nutrinust ahead time but,ill see what they say when i got the diet done thats july,i wish was today,so hard waiting ,lmk how u did or anyone else,also was your fills covered?

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