Holly Belle

Thank you soooo much! I'm so excited! I need a lifestyle change and all the help I can get!

Hi! I have decided to take this journey to get off 130 some odd pounds. I've tried everything in the last 10 years. List of diets and programs that failed. I'm ready (or I think I am anyway) for the big guns. I have located doctors that I think I want to use and am going to a seminar this Thursday. I'm scared, nervous and excited all at the same time. I have a few questions...What happens at these seminars? Do you make an appointment right there for a consult? Do they tell you about insurance options at that point? I don't know what to expect??? I'm like 98% sure my insurance will cover the procedure because my BMI is over 40...way over 40. I'm 5'2" and around 255 lbs. I've heard around town my insurance will pay for it if my BMI is over 40 and it's an "in-network" doctor. I'm ANXIOUS!!! Any advice is greatly appreciated!!

Girl I am the very same boat. I have been researching the lapband on and off for over a year now. In this past year I have packed on more weight. In the last 3-4 months I have been REALLY researching and praying. I am ready to make the move. I have found the doctors I think I want and am going to a seminar on Thursday morning. My husband is over seas working until the end of November. Worries me having any kind of procedure done when he is gone but then again at my weight (somewhere around 250-255 I'm 5'2") I guess something else could happen too huh? My children are 10 & 7, I want to be able to do things with them and see them grow up. Right now I don't get to run and play with them. I wish you all the best and please keep us all updated on how things go for you!