MerryHearted

Some insurance carriers (many, as it seems!) just flat out refuse to cover bariatric surgery period. Some will cover the RNY but not LapBand.

http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.html can help with figuring out what you are burning for an activity depending on your weight.

(( hugs )) I think we all empathaize that high school can be a real b*tch when it comes to people being mean about how you look, particularly weight. Hang in there! And if approval doesn't come, know this: you are a valuable person regardless of your weight and any disabilities that come along with it.

Congrats Pam! Keep us all posted on how it goes these first few weeks.

Just curious -- how much is the surgery in Mexico? I'm self-pay as well, but had just planned to do it here. Is it a lot cheaper in Mexico? You can PM me if you don't want to post the cost publicly.

LOL at the gunk in your hair on the sleep study. I have done several of these and I've been on cpap since '96. Hopefully I won't have to do another one for the surgery, since my last one was a year or so ago and my weight has not changed much since then. I do know if I do this band I'll have to have them again as I lose weight, to readjust the pressure downwards. Yippee! One of my goals is to get rid of the darn machine altogether -- I would love to snuggly with DH at night and be able to go on vacations without wondering if I'll be able to plug my machine in near the bed.