Hi everyone, I am knew here. My name is Michelle and I am 28 Years old. I have 4 kids and I am just starting the process for the Lapband. I go for my orientation Dec 9th, and my psych evavaluation on Nov 30th. I'm not really sure what to expect at the evaluational. Im also not sure what the process consist of there after. Any insight would be grateful. Im just curious as to how long it takes to actually get a surgery date. I'm living in Phenix City AL and going to Albany Ga to the clinic there.

Probably everywhere is different but at my eval, I had to do like 2 hours of fill in the dot tests! (annoying ), talked to the Doc like 10 minutes max, he asked me a few questions, nothing unexpected i.e. status, why I wanted the band, weight history, diet history... not much really and that was about all for him.

I am also new to this journey. (6 weeks post op). My experience was very strange. I went to my orientation in mid-September. They really pushed the gastric bypass but I was very clear with the doctor that that was not an option I would consider. The next day they talked to my insurance company and were told that they would not cover weight loss surgery under any circumstances. Two days later, I came into a $20,000 financial windfall. I felt that this was God or some higher power telling me I was on the right path and it was meant to be. I think because I was a cash patient, they pushed everything through. I had my psych eval, appointment with nutritionist and pre-op all the next week and had surgery on 10/13. I barely had time to take a breath or think about my decision. I did not have a pre-op diet other than being told I could not have anything to eat or drink for a day and a half before surgery. So far I have lost 28 pounds. I have to admit I am starving every minute and obsessing over my next meal. Looking forward to my first fill so some of this hunger goes away.

How long did it take you to be approved by Insurance MichelleLynn?

I went in to Thursday which was the 18th and it was approved on Monday. I got the calls for the appointments i have Tuesday. So so far it been happening pretty quickly. Im not sure if i have to do the nutritionist for the 3 months or not I know the lady said at the albany ga clinic said they were one of the fastest process there is because they don't require stuff that most places require. So she didn't go into detail but i guess i will find out at my orientation.

Congratulations! I hope mine goes that quickly. I have already had all the evaluations, tests, etc. I am just waiting on insurance to approve my surgery. I'm sure with this being a holiday week it'll take a little more time but I'm being optomistic. Keep us posted on your journey and good luck!