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Once you're at goal weight, do you get the band removed or is it life long?

Wow, that's right around the corner....Good luck....I'm so ready and excited, I could POP!!! Please keep me informed of your progress....I love learning all I can...

WooHoo, you're right around the corner from me. Thank you so much for the welcome...this is an awesome site.... I'm ready for the surgery (not so much all the pre op testing, but I guess it's a good thing it's done)....I just have NO patience and want it right now.

I'm sorry for being so confused...I read on here that some people set their surgery date w/o first knowing for sure they're approved...is that just so you can get on the books? I have my first meeting with the WLS doctor on Friday and just wasn't sure what to expect...procedure wise...Of course, I'm sure it's different everywhere.

Ok, so as you can see by my signature, I started this process in May of 2008...and between losing two jobs and insurance, I've had to put this on hold twice...so now I'm back on and excited. I have done all of the pre-testing RIGHT before I lost my insurance, but it's been over a year, so I'm going to have to do it alllllll over...Ugh.... I have my consult with the surgeon this Friday and then it's ONNNNNN.. :bored:

Yep, there's nothing like someone who's NEVER had a weight problem tell you how to solve yours....Ugh....

You guys are awesome. I come on here and read everyone's stories and posts and see that it DOES work...sometimes I feel like a quitter for taking this route, but like it was said above...I KNOW that LB is JUST a tool....that I've got to be there for it as well....

My friends and family, with the excpetion of my husband, are SOOOOo against me having the lapband...no, I'm not horribly obese, but I AM obese according to the numbers. I'm 5'5 and weigh 238 pounds. Everyone says "You're not big enough" (REALLY!!! Just HOW big does a person have to get?) or "you can do it on your own" (REALLY!!! Look at ME!!!) I'm just so disgusted with all the neyseyers...someone even told me this morning that someone died over the weekend from having the lapband...I don't know all the details to this...but jeez..... I need some encouragement.... :thumbup:

I was out of insurance for a total of 168 days, but I had BCBS and went back to BCBS both through the companies I worked for.... Who should I contact to see if this is the case? The insurance company or the doctor's office?

I started this whole procedure back in Mayof 2008. I had done ALL the pretesting and was basically waiting on the final approval for insurance... then I lost my job...and didn't have insurance for a total of 6 months (out of work 3 months, then had a 90 day waiting period at my new job) So I finally get insurance w/ my new job and call to get the procedure "back on the books" and am told I now have a ONE YEAR pre existing condition waiting period... Even though I started this procedure BEFORE I lost my insurance? ????? So now I"m going to have to go through ALL of the pretesting AGAIN at the end of this year. So sad !!!:laugh:

Celtic, I guess everyone is different. There are certainly those on here that LOVE Dr. Enochs, but I just didn't get that. When I went to his seminar, Lisa was great and I enjoyed Dr. Enochs, but after that, AFTER I paid my money, it was downhill from there.

Since I've been talking to the new surgeon's office, they have been AWESOME ! The receptionists even put a call into my hubby's insurance company to see if his coverage would be better than the Cobra. So far, so good. I think it was a good call. The recep. Said we were looking at August IF the other surgeon's office got my file transferred to them soon.

I have done all of my testing for the lap band and have now decided to go through another doctor. The surgeon I started out with has a HORRIBLE office staff. I can never get my questions answered. I know I'm not their only patient, but after waiting a few days for a return call or email and nothing, I've decided to go to another surgeon. There aren't many to choose from in my area, but thank goodness there's another one. I've paid my $500 office fee and a $50 copay for EACH visit I've had to make so it's cost me ALOT and I'm worried that if they're not answering my questions or helping me NOW, what will they be like AFTER surgery. I know it's going to be a pain....please bare with me as I start to lose my mind. : )

Thank Papa Bear. That is the reality of it. Great advice...

Has anyone used him or heard of him? I know Dr. Enochs gets alot of the credit regarding this surgery, but I'm just NOT impressed with his office. They NEVER return my emails OR my calls and it's just getting frustrated. They got my $500 co pay and I can't get anything else from them so I'm considering going to Dr. Moran and seeing if I can get better service. Any opinions?.....