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it went very well. they took my info i downloaded from the site, but also asked me to fill out more paperwork that had to do with my insurance. i also got my referal to psych eval nutritionalist meet sleep apnea test bloodwork when i got back, there was a letter from my dr back home asking for more info (contact info etc). I asked the consultant about the time frame, and she seemed very optimistic! so im on. Its friday, but im going to get it all lined up for monday so that as much can happen will happen within the first few days next week. woo! i actually talked to a woman who was in getting her first fill. she was excited and i really enjoyed talking to her.

right on! congratulations yas! this is what i was looking for, if anyone else has had the banding done quickly after the consult... Please post how you are doing and whats the gameplan?

okay now im really confused... i have anthem bc/bs, in Maine, and the call we made today, they said they would pay 100 percent, over the phone... they needed a complete list of everyone who would be billing them. tracy, im superconfused...why would it be different? should i call them back?

Thank you very much. Tracy, In reading one of your posts from earlier, i read the diagnostic code, and gave it to husband, who will call them back tomorrow to find out whats up. they had asked for that earlier and we didnt know it, but thanks to your posts, i found out. I cant tell you how wonderful it is to talk to other people making this decision. My first meeting is friday (day after tomorrow). Kelsy, yep, i know. im planning to fly back for an overnight deal when it gets to the fills, but they dont do that very often right? I had great big giant hopes when i finally got down here. I really did believe the whole thing could be done within three months. After reading what everyone has struggled with, i am now a bit doubtful it will happen. just a bit though, is it unreasonable? Has anyone else's process gone smoothly, and within three months?

hey! I just started the process. Id been researching for around three years, called the centers a few times, but chickened out, thinking, "ill try this other thing first"...and those other things did not work. So i live way north usa, very close to canada in a very remote place. I called a center in Houston, and i took a job here that has me here for three months (the longest i can be away from my business where i live) and i go for my first consultation in two days from now (im very close to houston) I spoke with my General Health care physician about this a couple of times, once just before leaving to do this. Hes very supportive. I just want this done. Ive been steadilly gaining wieght for the last three years, and im currently 330 lbs. Im smoke free for the last two years after 23 years of heavy smoking (yay) and i just want to be able to walk four blocks without gasping for air, or sit crosslegged on the floor. I want to be naked with another human being again without it seeming like a scene from a horror movie. The WLC said to just bring my insurance card and that they would pursue it...and in reading everything ive read, i cant believe its going to be that easy. I also am having some doubt that ill be able to get banded while im here, which would be horribly dissapointing since it took a miracle for me to be here in the first place. Im still optimistic. I hope so strongly that this will work for me.

congratulations! My thoughts will be with you. Im in the early stages still. I go for my initial consultation this friday. I look forward to being where you are. Its going to be great. You are going to be great.