kcfan01

I am glad to see there are people 60 or over having the lap band done. I was afraid that I was to old. I have my insurance referral and am waiting for July 12th for the information session. Then I get an appointment with the doctor to talk about what I have to do to get the lap band. I am a little worried about having surgery but I know that if I do not do this my weight will cause me to die early from complications from being over weight. With fingers crossed it will not take long to get it done.

I called the doctors office to schedule an appointment and was told I have to go to an information session first before they will give me an appointment. The next session is July 12th. They said they will be sending me an information packet on Monday and it will have a bunch of papers to fill out.

I went to the doctor yesterday and he put in for a referral for me to go talk to a doctor about getting the lap band. I received notice today in my e-mail from my insurance company that I will be getting a referral to go see a Dr. Corrigan McBride. Does anyone know about this doctor? What can I expect? Thanks.

I am new here. My doctor told me to think about getting a lap band. I go back in May or June to see him and discuss it. I have high blood pressure, high cholesteral, and type 2 diabetes and am on medication for all. I have been overweight all of my life. I have just started to look into what all is involved in getting the lap band. What is the psyc eval like? How long does it take once you get started to have the surgery?