what happens after the required seminar? i am going this evening and i am a little nervous.

Hi Carma,

I am in Chicago, too. Not sure where you are going, but at my seminar at Northwestern, they reviewed Lap-Band and Gastric Bypass and went over the benefits and drawbacks of each. It is a very broad informational session and they asked that questions be general in nature, not specific to your individual situation.

They gave us an application packet at the end and we had to fax or mail that to the Nurse Practitioner who coordinates the program there.

The application asked about general health, past diet attempts and the like. It also instructs you to contact your insurance company to see if they cover the surgery and if so, what their requirements are.

Once the application is received, you will set up an appointment with the NP and everything starts rolling from there.

Again, each hospital/surgical center is different so don't be alarmed if the place you go has very different procedures than NMH.

Just wanted to give you an idea of what I experienced.

Good luck to you!

kagead

i am at northwestern also. i am faxing my packet back tonight.

Small world. Who did your seminar?

Dr. Nagle did mine and Dr. Hungness did my mom's lap-band 2 1/2 years ago. I would be happy with either of them as my surgeon.

So far everyone has been very nice and the process has run smoothly. The only glitch is that I thought I was supposed to receive a call to schedule a surgical consult after my 1st nutrition class but I have now completed the 2nd and still no word. So, I'll be making some phone calls tomorrow.

kagead