PattynVA

Your Welcome 8675309. I thought I would mention it, after all it's worth checking out. I too, am waiting to get the lap band. I need to lose around 120 lbs. My current Insurance does not cover WLS, so I'm checking out other Ins. policys, so hopefully I can get the band sometime with in the next year. Good Luck to ya!

For those of you who have high blood pressure, you should also ask your doctor to send you for a PVL of your renal arteries (ultrasound). My blood pressure was 227/144 and I was sent for a PVL, sure enough my right renal artery was blocked (renal artery stenosis). I was sent to a Vascular doctor, he did a Renal angioplasty and put a stent in the artery to keep it open, ever since, my blood pressure has been fine. If your renal arteries are blocked with plaque, it will cause your pressure to run high. Please mention it to your doctor, as I was a stroke waiting to happen with blood pressure reading's that high. Thank the Lord, I was dianosed and treated right away, with a good outcome. High Blood Pressure is nothing to play around with. Check with your doctor or a Vascular surgeon, to make sure this is not the problem. Good Luck!

I have GERD's and I take Protonix every morning. I can not go one day with out it, for I will get acid reflux very bad, as I can barely breathe. Is it known, if the Lap Band tends to make GERD's worse. I've been told, if I lose some weight, I wouldn't have the GERD's at all.

Does warm liquid make it better or worse? Does walking help? Just wondering what works best for you. Try sipping some Water and walking around. I think warm warm will help. Sorry I'm not much help, I'm a pre-bander.

could you tell me how to make things cute and glittery on my profile?? Go to Free Glitters.com.......

Aleve is an antiflamtory also, such as nsaids. I don't think you can take that either. Sorry~

I'm not sure how to work these quote's on this board, yet.....LOL

Hello to everyone! I'm new here, but have been reading the posts from this forum and find them so very interesting and supportive. I am intrested in obtaining a Lap Band, as I've been overweight since a teenager. I feel this is exactly what I need to get rid of this weight and keep it off. You all are a great bunch of folks, I truly enjoy reading your comments and I've learned so much. I'm about 125 lbs overweight and I have a multitude of health problems. Most of which would improve with weight loss. I have Optima Health Insurance, is there anyone here that knows if they cover the lap band surgery? I called the Ins. Co. and was told, "NO", however i believe, if it's medically necessary, they do cover it. Looking forward to being a bandster, one day soon. Patty in Norfolk, VA