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Tamihott, I found out today that my Companies insurance will not cover any thing for obesity regardless of the health issues it may cause. Though luckily for me I am healthy other than being almost 100lbs over my weight on the height chart. I did make my decision to get banded to live a better life for me and my son… I am currently in the middle of trying to refinance my house to get my ex-husbands name off it. Once that is taken care of I am looking into getting financing for the lap band procedure.

I know after all the interest and what not this will cost me almost as much as a car lol, it’s worth it. I’ve been over weight since for 17yrs and my mother is as well I remember the shame I felt as her as a child and shame I felt/feel towards myself. I don’t want that any more and I don’t want my child to be ashamed of me either.

Good luck to all of you I really hope you can get it covered but if not you are not alone, it was very hard for me to finally make the decision that I am going to do this being that I am raising my 11month old alone. It came down to the fact that I don’t want to end up losing my life to my weight or not being able to be there for my son because I was to over weight. Just take it one day at a time, good news is you got a pretty cool support group on here to go through this ever step of the way.

Thanks everyone for all the support. I did make my decision to get banded to live a better life for me and my son… Even though I found out today that my Companies insurance will not cover any thing for obesity regardless of the health issues it may cause. Though luckily for me I am healthy other than being almost 100lbs over my weight on the height chart. I am currently in the middle of trying to refinance my house to get my ex-husbands name off it. Once that is taken care of I am looking into getting financing for the lap band procedure.

I know after all the interest and what not this will cost me almost as much as a car lol, it’s worth it. I’ve been over weight since for 17yrs and my mother is as well I remember the shame I felt as her as a child and shame I felt/feel towards myself. I don’t want that any more and I don’t want my child to be ashamed of me either.

Good luck to all of you guys getting banded soon and thank you guys for your insight who have been banded. I really hope that I can get this done before my birthday so I can start being a new person by then. Until then I plan on continuing on with my diets trying to get some of this weight off and then hopefully I’ll get banded to help keep it off for once and lose even more! I’d love to take my son swimming for the first time this summer.

Well I went in for the seminar and consult today. I expected the office to be a little different than it was, but was pleased over all with everything, I was told I am a canidiate for the procedure and we started the paper work. I heard Cigna is a pain to get approved through, but I'm praying that they'll cover it. Thanks all for your advise.

-jess

Well I went in for the seminar and consult today. I expected the office to be a little different than it was, but was pleased over all with everything, I was told I am a canidiate for the procedure and we started the paper work. I heard Cigna is a pain to get approved through, but I'm praying that they'll cover it. Thanks all for your advise.

Hello everyone, I am looking into the Lap Band. My friends ex-girlfriend was recently Banded here in Houston by Felix Spiegel and she has had great results and this was my finally bit of motivation to look into this, especially when I found out that some insurance will cover it.

Did any of y’all get banded by him? Any advice or suggestions on what I need to know? I am attending his seminar this Saturday and consultation.

I have Cigna HMO, for those that have them as well did you have any issues getting approved? I’m hoping that I can, being that I’m 5’4” and 220lbs and according to my height should be 124-138.

Any and all advice would be more than fabulous!!!

Thanks guys, hey Liz1531. Did you have any problems with being able to lift your son? How are things going now? I’m worried about not being able to play with him and do all the things like we do now.

Also, once you were told you were a candidate for those of you that your insurance covered you how long was it till you were able to have the procedure? I go in this Saturday for the seminar and I was just trying to find out some of these questions before hand. I am praying that I am a candidate for the procedure and that my insurance will foot the bill.

I am looking into LB, but I am terrified that something will go horribly wrong. I have an 11month old son and I am afraid that I would die in surgery; then again I’m afraid that being unhealthy will take him from me as well…

My husband ran out of us when he was only 6weeks old and so its up to me to take care of him (his dad does see him its just me that he didn’t want anymore, I got trade up for a younger, dumber, thinner girl:broken_heart:) and I am afraid that I wont be able to lift him or take care of him after having this done. I do have a bf but he works opposite shifts than me. I would probably be able to have my mom come stay with me for a week, maybe two.

Any advice?