Hello I am new. Have been thinking abour LapBand for about 4 months or so. Have enjoyed reading all your comments. If anyone can help me out so that this goes smooth for me I would appreciate it. I have a BMI of around 45, have about 140 lbs. to loose. I have been overweight all of my adult life, i am 33 years old. I have been heavy since I was 12 or so. I need to get healthy. Have tried everything from diets to starving myself. Just keep gaining more back. I am determined to get LapBand. I am attending a seminar on Tuesday at Brighams and Womans Hospital in Boston, MA. Any one go there. I have Aetna Insurance. Any help there??? What should I expect. I really want this to happen ASAP.

:welcome:

This is an exciting journey. Keep reading the threads and that will probably prompt some question from you. We will be happy to help.

sueol: If you scroll down on the "Forum Jump" menu, there's a whole Local Lap-Band Support section, state by state, where you will find hello mass. people under Massachusetts. There's one poster on that thread who had surgery at Brigham & Womans and another poster who is preparing to.

Welcome to LBT! Sit down a spell and start reading all the present as well as the past threads, you will gain lots of information here. Good luck!

Do a search of Brigham and Women's and other local hospitals such as Beth Israel Deconess. You can also take a peek at the Massachusetts forum. Well worth looking into the surgical place for you and their programs. Since you're just starting the journey you should love your choice in hospitals and surgeons first!

I didn't have my surgery there because I am in Florida. However, I have heard wonderful things about them. Welcome to LBT! You will gain lots of useful information as you go through the lap band journey.

Thank you all for the info. and support. I am so excited about my journey and the fact that there will be such wonderful people to share my journey with. Thank you all.

Welcome to LBT sueol!! I hope you find the answers and information that you are looking for here. It is an exciting journey and the results for me have been great!

Hey Sueol Welcome to LBT!

Here's a few links that you'll find helpful in getting started. Many people aren't even aware of what questions to ask and often jump into the whole thing with little knowledge and a lot of unexpected surprises. I hope these help you and others avoid that situation. Best wishes for a smooth and happy weight loss journey!

Questions to ask prior to being banded:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/showthread.php?t=15595

A very informative, hour-long video by surgeons who perform the surgery and go into detail about many aspects of being banded:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3190472028990485080&q=lap+band