Just wanted to intro myself - Heather!! Nice to meet you I am new to Kentucky and hoping to get approval for Lap Band through www.lapbandoflouisville.com with Anthem Blue Cross coverage. If you have been through LBoL, please message me so I can ask you some questions. I currently have no comorbidities except borderline Hypertension. I wish Hypothyroidism was considered a comorbidity, but it is not *sigh*. I look forward to reading your post and learning from your experiences.

Look my up on OH (HMD77) for my back story. I will get my profile and blog up to date here asap. Thanx

Hi, I am new here too. I have been banded for 2 weeks and have so far lost 12 pounds. I too have Hypothyroidism which has always made weightloss difficult, even when I do what I am suppose to do. I know several years ago people with Hypothyroidism were not approved for the band surgery. (Wonder if it is becasue we dropped the success stats???) Still I am glad that Hypo is on the approval list now as this is really my last hope of a tool that may help. I just can't do it myself. So I am hopeful for success with the band, even if little by little. I hope you get approval soon!

Thank you!!! I was wondering, are you still taking your Thyroid meds? If so, any issue with them passing through the band? I take Synthroid which is very small, so I hope it would be easy to pass.

Congrats on your weight loss