Jules1981

HI, I am in the process of getting my lap band procedure. My surgery date is around the end of November. I am getting nervous about insurance and gaining approval. I have been told I am good to go for it but I was told that a year ago when I first started this process. I am hopeful that I will not need to worry but I would be lying if I said I was not starting to get a nervous feeling in my tummy about the insurance company. I am excited about the procedure and looking forward to any weight lost and measure of a better life that weight loss can give me. I wish everyone the best of luck in their Lap Band adventure.

Hi, I have had many of the very same feelings. I am trying to not think of this as a pass fail kind of the situation. I am doing my best to look at it as if this is the one, this is the time that I will be successful. I have gone through the majority of my life feeling like I am not good enough and that was why I was not succeeding in weight loss, but this hope I have for the lap band has given my the permission I needed to be happy about the surgery more than fear it or worry that it wont be as successful as I want it to be. I think I am finally in the mindset that ANY loss will be a success and something to be proud of. I hope everything works out great for you!

Hi, I have Aetna and I have a bmi much higher than yours. I ended up having to do a couple of things prior to getting approved. I think that you will need to call the facility you are thinking of going to and ask them about the insurance requirements. Another thing that you can do is go to Aetna's website and read their requirements for coverage. It was kind of tricky working through their website but once you find the requirements they are not too difficult to understand. Hope this helps and best of luck. Jules