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I have cigna, too, and I'm a little confused about their requirements. Like the 6-month diet eval, what does that mean? And do they cover seeing a nutritionist or whatever? Plus, I am at a 40 BMI now, and if I lose much in that 6-months, does that preclude me from the surgery altogether? I know my ultimate goal should be to lose weight and not get surgery, but lets be honest, I wouldn't be this overweight if I could do it on my own. And I am really concerned that if I don't get the band and lose enough to not get the band, I may end up yo-yoing back up and gaining more. Does that make sense?

Hello! First, let me say that I am SO GLAD I found this site! I am 33, 5'3" and 230 lbs and I have been considering the whole lap band thing for about a year now. I'm still not sure if it is the right thing to do - my husband (Mr. Army, who has to work hard to GAIN weight for crying out loud!) seems to think that a treadmill and eating less will fix everything. Lets be honest, if that were the case, I wouldn't be here. But I do wonder if he has a point, am I giving up? I realize that a lap band isn't the easy way out (that would be taking up permanent residence on the couch), but it is a little embarrassing, scary, intimidating... Plus, I haven't been "thin" since before puberty and don't even know what that looks like or feels like. And what if I go through all this, and don't see any difference? Logically I realize that losing 100 pounds WILL make you look different, but what does that really mean? Sorry for the stream of consciousness post, these are the things I am wondering about (basically, is it the right thing to do?) and I really hope that y'all will be able to walk me through some of this. Thanks so much! Leesa