stephmccurley

Omg I am the same way! I, too, tell people all the time "I'm sorry if you are sick of hearing about it" but I am very lucky to have a support system that is very nice about listening to me ramble on about it. And I am also changing the foods we buy that will be lap-band and family friendly. I wish you luck finding a distraction and on your upcoming surgery! I am only a month or so away and I am nervous and so excited

Luckily my surgeon has a 8 chapter packet (book lol) detailing everything he expects and what the diets will be like in all the phases. Pre-op/Post-op liquids, soft/mushies phase and regular diet phase. And it also has exercises, food, and even suggestions for multi-vitamins and protein shakes. I was so very impressed when I went through it the first time. I have been reading through it for days now. The reason I posted my question is because it does not have any information about pre-op testing that would be required. I know with my last insurance company they wanted 6 months of diet and exercise meetings with dietitians, therapy, sleep studies, and a whole laundry list of other things that I would have to pay out of pocket and so I didn't know if any surgeons out there would want that too? But now that I have this packet I know what he expects and I am very hopeful!!!! But thank you for all who replied.

Where are you from/who did your surgery? My surgeon is 3 hours south of me in Dallas and he also includes first year of fills in cash price

I have been battling with the insurance company for 3 years now and finally decided that I was D-O-N-E with all that and my husband and I have figured out a way to get it done as a cash pay. I'm sure there are a lot of you out there that paid for the surgery yourselves and I want to hear from you! What did your doctor want you to do pre-op? Anything that you did on your own to prepare? I am still about 6 months out before we have all we need for payment. Just curious

Ok so it has been a long while since I posted this question and I wanted to give a quick update. Husband got the promotion. Bariatric treatments of any kind are excluded so we are going to do a self pay option at the beginning of next year in Dallas! Thanks for everyone who responded.

I have also chosen the lap band. I am just starting my process even tho I have been trying for 2.5 years. I wish you luck. I would go to youtube and look for bandedwendy or skymoon1982 and watch their videos. They are amazing. You can also find them on facebook

That is such good news BlueTattoo. My husband just got a promotion and we now have blue cross blue shield of OK so we will know very shortly if it is covered. So if all goes well I can be banded by the end of the year!

Look for skymoon1982 or bandedwendy on youtube. They have been such a help to me! Ive watched all their videos and they have amazing stories!! They give so much information and really tell it how it is, the good the bad and the ugly! Im sure they will help you as much as they have helped me! Good luck and remember surgery day is the first day of the rest of your life! Enjoy it with your family

I would have probably cried too! But I really hope they dont schedule mine around my monthly! Its going to be hard enough being naked in front of a room full of strangers!!!

No I'm sure you are fine. Some surgeons dont even require a liquid diet. Good luck!

I am having trouble finding insurance coverage. I do not want to have to go out of the country for the surgery. So for all your people in Oklahoma who have had the surgery what insurance company are you with and what was the approval process like? What doctor did you use? I have called so many insurance providers and everyone says its not covered at all. Any information at all would be so helpful. Im so frustrated now.