Yeah...approved And Scheduled For Lap Band Surgery In December

[lkcanfield 1]

This is my first post on this site but I have read many of your comments on this site and I am so thankful to have found this site and my new fellow banisters friends. Anyway, I am scheduled for my surgery on Dec 22,2011. I am really excited and nervous at the same time. I started my low carb diet on Monday. I'm actually doing pretty well on it and have lost 4 pounds already. Thanks for your support !!!

[loretta\ Baconton Georgia 10]

who was your insurance with? what did you have to go through to get approved?

[lkcanfield 1]

I have blue cross blue shield of Alabama. I had to go through 8 months of monthly weigh ins with my doctor, labwork to include liver enzymes and h. Pylori test to make sure you don't have a bacteria that causes ulcers in your stomach, sleep study to make sure i didnt have sleep apnea, physical therapy evaluation to see if I can exercise, psychological consult just to make sure I'm not crazy or if there is some underlying reason that I am obese, diet class, and I had to show them my last 3 year weights. Oh, if you are over 40 you have to have your pap and mammo up to date and if you are over 50 you have to have a colonoscopy. Thank goodness i'm not over 50. My Lapband office did all the insurance approval for the lapband procedure.

Hope this helps. Good luck

[Corrigan 75]

What a Christmas present! After the operation (Which is the easy part) the real fun begins. If you've done your

research and picked a experienced surgeon and hospital, you'll have an easy time of things. Hopefully you went to a good

seminar and have the advice of a good dietitian so you'll know what Vitamins and foods to get for your recovery.

It sounds like you've got a good start on things, just keep going the way you're going and things should work well

for you. If you need any help, please let us know.

[SkinnyAmanda 1]

My surgery is December 23rd!!! Good luck to you. I am nervous too...