WannaBSkinnyB 0 Posted October 29, 2008 Just wondering how long it took and if you had to do any of the 6 month diet with a doctor? Or any other things to get approved. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sil 0 Posted November 1, 2008 hi i had to do a 6 months supervised dietian classes with a nutritionist,of your dr, had to go every month for six months, then you have to do pre-op testing, talk to your doctor or surgeon, to see what they require i had to do, chest xray ekg stress testpart 1,2. pulmonary test pscyh evaluation. call your insurance to see what they require for lapband, surgery. hope this help. good luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lisa B 0 Posted November 1, 2008 I had done the 20/20 program at the Pro Club about 2 years ago, so that counted as my previous supervised weight loss attempt. Once I met with the surgeon and got that process started, I had to meet with a nutritionist and psychologist, then submit everything to Premera. Took Premera about 2-3 weeks to approve everything, with some pestering by me. Everyone is different, but this should help as a ballpark. HTH Share this post Link to post Share on other sites