Hi New Here and Nervous

[Marisol 0]

Hi Everyone

I am Marisol 29 , I am barley looking into this procedure . I dont get my UHC POS insurance until July 1st and I saw that many of you are experts and nice .

I am 234 and only 4ft 11 , I hope I can qualify for this procedure , I am also scared of it though, what finally brought me to this decision is that I got denied for life insurance due to being overweight

Hope to make new friends and advisors here :smile2:

Edited June 18, 2008 by Marisol

[Bino 44]

This is a great place for information and advice. I just joined today, but have been reading the posts for quite some time.

Best wishes!

Robin

[Desdemona 48]

Marisol-

At 234 at 4'11" is a 47.3 BMI. That qualifies you for banding. Anything over 40 BMI qualifies and 35 BMI qualifies if you have obesity related medical conditions (H B/P. sleep apnea, diabeties, etc.). However, your insurance co still has to approve it. Some companies don't pay for it --- some do. Even when they do pay for it - each insurance co/plan has it's own guidelines and policies. The best place to begin is to call your ins co and find out if your policy covers it. If so -- find out what their guidelines are. If that's a go-find an MD in your area that does the surg. Make sure you find someone who is certified in gastric banding becasue surgeons who are certified and have more practice at it -- have better outcomes. Good luck.

[mom2twins 0]

I have been on this site for about a month. I too came here looking for information, advice, friendship and support. This is a great place for it all. I have a friend or two who we email, and the chat room is a great place to hang out if you have time. I am the type of person who wants to know what can go right but also what can go wrong, that way I am prepared if something does. The people here are very honest and will answer any questions that you post. I have read posts asking about everything from how to deal with gas to getting breast implants after weight lose to how to eat at each stage. I wish you the best with your search for answers, you will find them.

[Marisol 0]

Thanks everyone :cursing: for the information . We just got bought out by metlife so I need to look into there insurance guidelines but we cant do that until July 1st or when my card arrives