MaryE

Apparently you missed my point. As a US citizen who pays my taxes because I work Im entitled to a child tax credit so says our tax law. I support my children without the help of the government. Im sick and tired to paying for people who continuously spit out kids so They can collect more welfare. The ttax payers shouldnt be providing for people whose only job is to spawn. Also if you want my money take a drug test from time to time just as I am expected to take random drug tests for my job.

When are you democrats going to stop blaming Bush and come to terms that you elected Obama for all the wrong reasons. A man with no experience, just wants to spend as much of the taxpayers money. I am so tired of supporting all those generations of families who think Welfare is a family business. Stop having kids you cant affort and stop complaining. Obama really cares about the poor and middle class. Look where he is spending his vacation and with whom he is spending it certainly not with the poor..

I Have used Xenical pre surgery and one of my many attempts at loosing weight. I got minimal results. You need to monitor very carefully your fat intake. If you eat too much fat the unpleasant complications are bowel leakage, urgent trips sometimes not making it to the bathroom, nausea and stomach cramping. It was not worth taking for the minimal results.

Sorry to hear your news. Don't take your stress out by overeating. The revenge is in looking good. Stay strong.

I have just been approved by my insurance company with no surgery date yet. I keep reading in the posts mentions of PB's. This may be a stupid question but what are they????

Tell them that you are on a MD supervised liquid diet. No one needs to know you had surgery. If it helps you can still go to weight watcher meetings. They discuss portion control and you can benefit from that too.

Good for you. I agree. I do not come to this sight to discuss politics and religion. I want to read more about every day life (this includes sex) with the Lap Band. How it affects us every day. If I want politics I'll watch the news. And when I want religion I go to church.

I also have Aetna. I live in NY. I will not take no for an answer. I was told by my surgeons office that Aetna will never approve the Lap Band. It is covered by Aetna. If your BMI is over 40 you will have no problem. If it is between 35-40 It gets a little trickier. You need to have comorbidities. If you can afford it (some visits are not covered by aetna) such as the Psych exam and the visit to the dietition aetna will cover all the other tests. Just speak to your primary physician and put causes such as shortness of breaty for the pulmonary dr and the cardiologist. I wont give up I am going through the tests. You can also appeal. Move ahead if this is your last option for a new life as it is mine.

Help! I am just getting started. I have Aetna Insurance and live in upstate NY. I have been told by the surgeons office I wish to use that Aetna never approves the lap band surgery. My BMI is under 40 (38) and therefore they want me to have some comorbidities. If Anyone can help please.