new_jewel

I'm 5'6, so i can carry a little more weight than you...but i also have mini goals that i set for myself so that the big finish doesnt seem like its so far away.. my first goal is to be under 300, then my next will be 250 (my pre-marriage weight lol) so on and so forth...i find it easier to stay positive when my goal isnt so far away.

i am in michigan....having lap band at ypsilanti bariatric center

I got the beautiful call today that I am approved for lap band surgery... now i just have to wait for them to call me and give me a pre-op screening date, and a surgery date. I am so impatient I WANT IT NOW

when i started looking into the band my bmi was above 50 so i only needed a psych eval, but ive lost 40 lbs since then so i was worried that i would have to jump through more hoops to get approved ...so i called the bariatric center that is working on my approval and found out that they submitted the bmi info from my intl consult for my insurance approval, so i can lose or gain as much i want...they already have the info they need lol...so would think that once your insurance company has this info and approves it...what you weigh after that shouldnt matter..i would definately talk to whoever is in charge of getting your approval for you.

I know that some insurance wont cover "pre-existing conditions" and other have a 6 month to a year waiting period before they will treat your pre-existing conditions...my old boss ran into that problem when he was looking for insurance for the company, his wife has a "pre-existing condition" so he had to make sure the insurance he chose covered them

I ate low carb --meat, cheese, eggs, lots of water to keep you feeling full (30 carbs total a day) and made myself do some sort of exercise during my favorite show each night for a month and lost 25 lbs---if i can do it, so can you :tt1:

I had my intl consult at ypsi last week, will be going to my psych eval this thursday..I dont have a surgery date yet but they told me my surgion will be dr andre nunn too..i'm so excited ive wanted this surgery for years, just finally got insurance that would cover it.

:cool2:I have BCBS community blue PPO, I went through a bariatric center that was contracted with my insurance company so it made everything so much easier. my bmi was over 50 so that made me not have to have any documentation, just needed a psyche eval..intl consult was 4/7, eval is 4/17...center said that i should be banded by the end of may.