lesleyhpr08 0 Posted November 11, 2008 My name is Lesley. I am waiting to get banded in January 09. My dr suggested it to me because I will be undergoing a total abdominal hysterectomy and he said that the surgeon that was on standby was certified in doing the lapband and that I was a candidate for it. He checked with the surgeon to make sure it won't be too much surgery for my body and the surgeon said it would be fine. So, I'm putting it off for 2 reasons. The first being that this is a very busy time of year at the Firm I work for and the second is that my insurance will not pay for it so I'm transferring to my husbands insurance during open enrollment on January 1st. His will cover it if it's deemed medically necessary and both my OB/GYN and Family doctor have recommended it. And they both said to do it while I was already having surgery. So I'll probably be lurking a lot. I want to make sure I'm doing the right thing. I'm doing it for me but also for my family. I want to enjoy my children and be able to do things with them that I'm limited to right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
