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Im fat............Im depressed.

Im 5' 4" and 210 pounds.

Do I qulaify for lapband??

If so, I have vytra insurance. Does anyone know if they cover the procedure???

I believe I have sleep apnea but no other health issues that I know of beside PCOS

Help........please:frown:

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You can google BMI calculator to figure it out for yourself, but based on the weights I've looked at for my BMI at 5'3" I would say you're probably around 36 or 37.

Do you qualify? No one can tell you except your insurance company. Your card should have a number on it that you can call to verify benefits. Call the number and ask them what their requirements are. They can give you specifics about BMI and co-morbidity requirements.

Even someone with the same insurance can't tell you for certain since your employer may choose to exclude some benefits (like weight loss surgery) in exchange for cheaper policies.

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Definitely call your insurance company and find out. Mine didn't cover the procedure or any type of weight loss surgery (Aetna) but I had the surgery two weeks ago and so far this has been a great experience.

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I know exactly how you feel I am 5' 5" and approx 230 and so depressed about my weight. I was always the skinny one at 100lbs in high school so to see myself looking like this it's very hard, even harder is losing the weight and keeping it off. I have just recently started to come to this website also to get some information about the pros and cons about having the procedure done. Good luck to you. - Joelle

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