Questions about borderline BMI-Help

Lorie · June 28, 2005

I am attending a general info meeting and want very much to get the Lap Band. My BMI is under 40. Is there anyone who was able to get the LapBand with a BMI under 40? Please reply.:ermm

soonergirl · June 28, 2005

Yes,

There are many people on here that have been banded well below 40 BMI. That doesn't mean that everyone's insurance paid for it (every insurance is different, so you just can't generalize on that subject!!)

Many self-pay chose to go to MX because of cost - when I was looking at this early on, I assumed that I would have to go to MX because of my low BMI.

I found many good physicians in the us that will also put a lapband on a low bmi patient! Just more costly here in the US.

woodkd · June 28, 2005

I was able to get banded with a BMI of 35. I did pay out of pocket $15,000, but that does include all fills and follow up that I need.

vinesqueen · June 28, 2005

We have a wide viarity of BMI folks here, from low BMI to Extraordinary Bandsters--those who fall into the Super Obese and beyond catagories. You might do a search on "low BMI" and check all those threads.

Welcome to LBT

princess_n_thep · June 29, 2005

oh lordy, still too early for me to be on my low bmi bandwagon yet LMAO!

But.... I was a low BMI and I self paid in Mexico.

Julie_Dizz · June 29, 2005

I am attending a general info meeting and want very much to get the Lap Band. My BMI is under 40. Is there anyone who was able to get the LapBand with a BMI under 40? Please reply.:ermm

Exactly how close are you? That may change the answers that you get.

sandie1958 · June 29, 2005

lori, hi my bmi is 36.2 i got approved with united health care . i have high blood pressure (on meds ) sleep apena (use a cpap machine ) so that helped with the approval good luck . who is your insurance carrier/ sandie

wade64 · June 29, 2005

hi i had a bmi of 38.6 and i got aprove by my insurance and two of my co-worker bmi were lower then mind and the insurance did it and we also have united health pos and it only cost 50.00 out of i'll pocket so go for it you never no what the answer is untill you try.