So I attended the seminar for Blue Point Weight loss Group in Northern Virginia. It was as expected: ie the Dr. poo-poo'ed the lap band and made it sound as un-appealing as possible. I grilled him good. However, I'm bumed that they don't offer any plication. I did a lot of PubMed research on it and really wanted band over plication as my treatment plan. I'm leaning towards that being a deal breaker for me.

The good news is that Dr.Mehta in New Brunswick NJ does offer it and is within driving distance of my in laws.

So, as my insurance does cover bariatric surgery I'm going to see if he'll take it even though I live out of state.

I also found out that most insurances don't cover fills. I haven't seen anyone on here comment about that so feedback would be nice. They charge $180 per fill/ unfill.

Wish me luck.

My insurance BCBS paid for fills except for 30 dollar copay.

My bcbs paid for fills after hitting my deductible.