swtcoco75 0 Posted July 10, 2008 Today was my first day of orintation for the lap band, I was told it is required to do 24 weeks of weekly visits to a prep class prior to surgery. Also, they require that you loose 10% of your body weight before surgery as well. My class will begin 9/3/08 and we have the option of doing the opifast diet during this time. Has anyone else had to go through something similar to get the surgery? I did not know the process was sooo long. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moonandstarzz 0 Posted July 10, 2008 my insurance requires the 6 mth diet. i have already completed mine and waiting for my psych eval so that I can get my approval and have my surgery next month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twistytoo 1 Posted July 10, 2008 We have a lot in common :smile2:. Had my first consultation appointment on July 2nd. Insurance requires a 6 month medically supervised diet, although right now the Doctor I'm going to only offers a once-a-month program. Hoping to get on board with a weekly program they are starting. I lost weight on Optifast about 10 years ago. It's an all-liquid diet. Let me know if you have questions. Have a great day -- we can do this!! :redface: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swtcoco75 0 Posted August 14, 2008 We have a lot in common :thumbup:. Had my first consultation appointment on July 2nd. Insurance requires a 6 month medically supervised diet, although right now the Doctor I'm going to only offers a once-a-month program. Hoping to get on board with a weekly program they are starting. I lost weight on Optifast about 10 years ago. It's an all-liquid diet. Let me know if you have questions. Have a great day -- we can do this!! :biggrin: Hi twisty, thank you for the response. So was the all liquid diet hard for you? Good luck to you on your journey too, take care! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swtcoco75 0 Posted August 14, 2008 my insurance requires the 6 mth diet. i have already completed mine and waiting for my psych eval so that I can get my approval and have my surgery next month. Did you have your surgery yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windstar 0 Posted August 14, 2008 Hi! I stumbled onto this website when I was checking out the lap-band method. I thought I'd see what everyone has to say and get some feedback. I'm at least 175 pounds overweight:frown: and really starting to feel every single one of them. I'm not the healthiest eater but give me a break!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennywren93 0 Posted August 14, 2008 my insurance requires the 6 mo dr supervised diet, and I just got my pcp on board last week, so this is the start of my journey. I was wondering if there was a special place on this board for people like us.... looking for support for the long 6 mos ahead! lol Well, if not, I guess we can just keep this thread moving and we can all keep eachother company? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
