Well.....I picked an doctor I wanted to have perfrom my surgery....I was set up for my EGD appt at the end of this month. I called the office on Monday to check and the office staff told me that my doctor had been dropped as an " in-network provider"...Ughhh They offered me to see his partner in th eoffice and I agreed.....My EGD was canceled on Monday....and has yet to be RESCHEDULED....

This is so FUSTRATING......I had my first Appt on 4/4/11...and nothing has gone forward since then..... So I have now decided to look for another office to get me on my way to a healthy lifestyle!

Wish me luck everyone! I am still educating myself on the lab band while I start my process over...all comments are welcome

That sucks for the delay, but continue to do band research. I ended up having to do a 6 month monitored diet and I stayed on this board the whole time and I learned so much on my wait. When I read a lot of peoples posts I feel that they go into this blind, not having researched enpugh

Look for a Center of Excellence in Bariatrics, in your area. Just a good tip.

Congrats on starting your journey but I'm sorry about the hiccups. While I was in the process of getting all my doctor appt's finished my original surgeon left the practice. I had to come in and meet the new surgeon and had to do my research on her. It was frustrating but I knew that my original surgeon would never leave her practice to someone who wasn't capable, it was her life! It all turned out well but it was frustrating at the time. Good luck with everything!