Kate228

The last fill I had was over two months ago and it was no diffrent than any other time...after two weeks I was able to eat small amounts without any discomfort. I felt great and was still loosing weight. These past three weeks I 've been struggling to keep ANYTHING down. I am in such pain after I eat anything and immediately throw up. Is this common and will soon pass or is there a problem? I've heard that some people just go through periods of this...

I had my first fill on Wed. and I seem to be doing ok. The dr. told me he injected 5cc. Isn't that a lot for the first fill? How much is the max?

I am in the process of waiting for approval from my insurance and have a question. My BMI is 36 right now and my insurance requires a weight history of the past 5 years. I have only beem 40 lbs or so overweight before my kids so my BMI was probably like 32 or 33 in the past couple of years. Is that going to be a problem? Has anyone been in the same boat?? I want so badly to be approved!!!!

I had my surgery yesturday and was extremelly nausious the whole time after and even threw up 4 or 5 times. I was told that its probably the anesthsia(sp) wearing off and it should subside. I came home today and threw up some more and am still feeling sooo nausious. ANyone have the same problem?:wink2:

Ok...I was told by my surgens office on May 14 that my insurance approved the surgery and I even called on Friday to make sure all was ok with the insurance and I was told the same thing...it was approved. I recieved a letter today ( Saturday) from my insurance company saying that b/c my BMI is below 40 I need to have a disease or disorder ( not in those words but you know what I mean) to qualify and that it was DENIED! It was dated May 13, the day before I was told approved. Is it possible that I originally got denied and the Dr.s office appealed it and I'm getting the first denial letter now? I don't know what to think? My surgery is on Monday morning and I can't get in touch with anyone!!! What do I do?????:confused2:

Thats guys for asking... Everything turned out fine with the insurance. They said they originally denied me but after receiving all of the paperwork they approved me. I guess they were a little delayed in sending out the first denial letter. They said I should have my approval letter next week :wink2: I have to say the surgery was rough. I'm doing better as time goes on but I wasn't expecting all the nausia and throwing up. My doc called in an anti nausia med. and its helping alot. You guys are great, I'll keep you posted

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Thanks all of you for being a calming force when I'm full of stress. It really does help! So I had the Dr. paged and he called me back. I told him the story and he called the women who handles the insurance claims in his office and then called me back. He said that she is insisting that its approved but he is going to delay my surgery to 11:00 a.m instead of 7:00a.m. to make sure all is ok with the insurance. When the Dr's office is given an approval, isn't there a reference number or approval number that goes with it? I'm really hoping that its just a mixup and everything will go smoothly on monday.

A letter of "medical necessity" from my Primary care Dr. was submitted and helped alot!!!

Is it true that most insurances don't pay for fills?

I just got approved and I am supper excited and really scared!!! My surgery is Monday and I really hope I am making the right decission. Thank you everyone for your support thoughout this process!

I have my surgery date for MAy 5th and I am still undecided if I should go through with it. My biggest concerns are future complications and discomfort if I don't chew enough. I'm scared that I'll be the one patient out of 100 that has problems with it and I'll never feel the same....it may not sound logical but these are my fears! If you had the choice to do it again would you or not? Do you really believe it is worth it????

I thought I would take a shot in the dark to see if anyone has this insurance and if they got approved....I'm still waiting for the final ok.

ok... I started the ball rolling with getting the surgery and go back on wed. for my surgery date. I recently talked with a neighbor who had it done and now I completely turned off by it. She is 5 years into it and can only eat soft foods and no carbs whatsoever. She said she is in discomfort after eating anything and has a hard time taking pills. She can no longer eat the fruits and veggies b/c they are too dificult to swallow and depends mainly on Soups to eat. I want to be thin but not that badly!! Pease tell me she is an exception or is this what I should expect???

Hi All I am new to this forum and I am in the process of waiting to see if my insurance will cover the lap band. Does anyone know how much it is if I self-pay?

The ones that self payed. Why did your isurance deny you? Also someone told me that the band ajustments were not covered and are $250 every time. How often do you need to go? I'm sorry I'm asking a lot of questions, its just that I have crappy insurance and don't want to be left with insane bills when all is done.