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I really struggled with my decision for four years.  I lost weight on the South Beach Diet on my own so my Primary care doctor recommended the lap band surgery.  I went to the free seminar I like what I heard.  I completed the six month requirement by Aetna at the time.  I got laid off and lost my insurance.  I had my husbands insurance but Optima didn't allow the surgery.  So I was stuck, or so I thought.  I found a new job and took the insurance.  I called the provider and I asked before I took the plan.  Aetna had the six month rider like my old insurance.  I had a hysterectomy in December 2006 at that point I did not want anymore cutting on my body.  So I let it go and tried on my own unsuccessfully.    In 2008 I got ill to the point that I was missing work every other day. I had sinus surgery.  While on disability for my sinus surgery I found out that I had ulcers, lesion in my intestines borderline hypertension,  and just plain sick and tired.   My E.N.T and my Gastroenterologist recommended the surgery so I went to the free seminar again in the summer of 2008.  But there was one thing that I got mixed up.I was under the impression that I could still use the six months from 2006.  So that mixed me up until January of 2009.  So I started the six months back up and finished in October 2009.  I had also completed all of the evaluations as well.  So the final step was sending off all the information to Aetna.   I was panicked I waited two weeks no answer.  I called Aetna no one got the paperwork and the paperwork had to re-sent.  Called the surgeons office I think I drove them crazy.  Finally on December 30, 2009 I was approved for the Lap Band Surgery.  So on January 4 I called my the surgeons office again, and again,.  The office manager called me back to make my date.  I thought it would something far out but no it was January 14, 2010.    So I was banded last Thursday I still suffer with the gas that is expected but I don't regret my decision one bit. 
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