Hello! My name is P.J. I am 29 years old, married and have 2 great boys. I am at my all time highest weight 256 and I really need help.:nanahump:

My oldest son is 6 and becoming overweight also. I feel that if I can get banded that I can start to get healthy, and start to teach him how to be healthy also.:hungry:

I have gotten some GREAT help from here. Would love to talk to others about this whole journey.:Banane41:

I have been scheduled for my first appointment an May 30th. My insurance has been approved. But I am scared to death that something will go wrong and I will not be able to get the surgery done.

Would love to hear from you!:help: :help:

PJ, it's perfectly normal to be apprehensive about surgery! Heck, if it was so easy then EVERYONE would do it! I was melancholy about the whole thing. My attitude was "if I could control my eating, I wouldn't have gotten myself into this mess."

It wonderful that you've already gotten insurance approval and are ready-to-go. Keep coming to the boards and get support. Read all that you can and prepare for the journey.

Shawn

Your going to be fine, you are arresting you weight and you children are young enough to start turning around any bad habits. They will grow out of any excess weight now. I'm proud of you, you have a lot of fine living ahead of you!!

I have been posted for a few days and still have not gotten a response I need some information on how to get my insurance to approve my procedure if it says it is not covered? I have several medical prob. I have a pacemaker, arrythmias,back problems, heel and feet problems. I just want to live again, I want this for myself i just want someone to listen and help if you can thank you hope to hear from someone soon.

I have been posted for a few days and still have not gotten a response I need some information on how to get my insurance to approve my procedure if it says it is not covered? I have several medical prob. I have a pacemaker, arrythmias,back problems, heel and feet problems. I just want to live again, I want this for myself i just want someone to listen and help if you can thank you hope to hear from someone soon.

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/forumdisplay.php?f=8 You might want to read this thread on insurance. Also post here for insurance questions. Sometimes, I've read, folks can appeal if they have an exclusion. Other times, they pay for it via credit, financing, or going to Mexico. Good luck...Shawn

Just want to say that you guys are life savers! Where I am from when you mention LapBand, everyone is like "what the heck". With out you I would be lost! THANKS!