I had my first appointment at my surgeons office today which wound up lasting three hours! Although I did not meet the surgeon, All of the staff I met were incredibly nice! I met with the receptionist the nurse practitioner the nutritionist and The girl in charge of insurance. I am thrilled because I found out that there is no diet requirement prior to getting the lap band through my insurance! I have eight items on my to do list prior to getting my surgery. So depending on how quickly I can get them done that will determine when I get the surgery! I am so excited and a little nervous also.

Good luck. I had to jump through so many hoops I almost gave up many times. I even back out of the surgery weeks before the scheduled date. Just to start all over again a year later! Lol. Hang in there & you'll be glad you did!

Sounds great!

I had the 6mths supervised diet and it gave me plenty of time to study the does & don'ts of the LBS.

Don't worry, excitement & nerves are all part of the process.

Very excited for you!

Wow! Congrats to you, and I was like Maddysgram, I had 6 months diet, and lots of other hoops to jump thru, but so worth the ait and hoops!!!Karen

Congratulations! Try and get all items out of the way. Don't have your insurance company in a holding pattern. Ask the doctor/ dietitian your questions or as here.

Best wishes

Thank you all so much! I have three items on my to do list that have to be done before my second appointment in January but I'm going to try to get them done as quickly as possible.

Thanks for all of your support!!