HI I'm Kim and I am at the very beginning of this journey. I have an appt with my Dr. to request the surgery and get a referral to a surgeon. I am very excited but I don't even know if my insurance will cover it. We are at a new year July 1 so I don't know yet. I was covered under the old policy so hopefully it will on the new one. God wiling it will be Januaury. I am presently on Weight Watchers, started yesterday so I am on the diet process. I at one time was scheduled to the gastric bypass but found out a month before that I was pregnant. I'm glad I didn't get it done because I am a nurse and cared for those patients and there were a lot who had complications. I think banding is the right way for me to go. A friend did it but it was sucessful. I hope that doesn't happen to me. I look forward to sharing with you on this journey and any help or advice you can give me for prep would be greatly appreciated. Kim

HI I'm Kim and I am at the very beginning of this journey, WELCOME KIM..... I have an appt with my Dr. to request the surgery and get a referral to a surgeon. I am very excited but I don't even know if my insurance will cover it. You can call your HR person or even your insurance company and find out exactly what is in your policy in regards to WLS . Some insurances are now going to 1 WLS per lifetime so it would be a good idea to find out first an avoid disappointment And also this may play a part in your final decision as to what surgery you choose.We are at a new year July 1 so I don't know yet. I was covered under the old policy so hopefully it will on the new one. God wiling it will be Januaury. I am presently on Weight Watchers, started yesterday so I am on the diet process This is a Great idea, what you might also want to do is keep a record/ journal of all your that doing with WW. (meetings, food intake, exercise etc... Some times the insurance company wants a WL history prior to banding or any WLS for that matter.I at one time was scheduled to the gastric bypass but found out a month before that I was pregnant.Congratulations I'm glad I didn't get it done because I am a nurse and cared for those patients and there were a lot who had complications. True with all WLS' I think banding is the right way for me to go. A friend did it but it was sucessful. I hope that doesn't happen to me. I look forward to sharing with you on this journey and any help or advice you can give me for prep would be greatly appreciated. Kim

Make a list of questions, take them to the Doctor's office with you or to the seminar. You will usually (depending on your doctor) be put through tests like Endoscopy, stress test, phys eval, 6 ,months before actual banding. So just keep researching/ asking questions. And good Luck with whatever decision you make.

Welcome Kim, I too am in the early stages and very close to making my decision. I think you'll find everyone helpful and supportive, there is a collective wealth of knowledge and experience in this forum. Good luck!

it will go by before you know it. I get banded July 10th and cannot wait. I hope your journey is a smooth as mine has been. God Bless.

Thanks for the encouragement!

Congratulations on taking the first step! I am a week away from my surgery and I can tell you the time does go fast. I started my journey 7 months ago. You may have requirements from your insurance carrier. Those are what make the time fly by.

Good luck and keep us posted!