Newby - thinking about lap banding

[vayiayia 1]

Greetings All!

I am happy to have found this site because all I had been finding is Lap Band sites with bad reviews and complaints :smile:. I am open to everyone's input, as I am in the decision stage of the process.

I'm in a rut. I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired. I'm the heaviest I've ever been. My weight problems began with a sudden onset of weight gain 21 years ago. I had a two year bout of a mystery illness and packed on 40 pounds within three months. It's been a battle ever since.

My body hurts; my knees, my back, my stomach, my self esteem, my spirit. I hate having photos taken. I discard most of them. I’m depressed and have become unsocial. My worse fear is that I'll just get fatter and fatter.

I can't honestly say that diet and exercise doesn't work, because I just can't seem to muster up the will-power to actually stick with a Portion Control plan.

As far as exercise goes, my body just hurts too much to do the simplest of exercise routines. I tried walking several times last and this week and I was in agony. My knees were hurting and my back went into spasms.

I’m discouraged and disgusted with who and what I have become. :thumbup:

If anyone out there has Tricare Standard, I’d appreciate your commentary regarding insurance coverage for the Lap Band procedure and how easy or difficult it was to get approval.

Thanks!

Edited September 10, 2008 by vayiayia

[RestlessMonkey 7]

It depends on your BMI. I was approved in 48 hours w/Tricare Standard, but I had a VERY high BMI as you can tell from my ticker.

[jodell0213 0]

Has anyone been approved with Golden Rule/United Health Care?