OK... WARNING!!!! I AM GOING TO COMPLAIN!!!!!!

I am trying to have a revision from a lap band. My insurance company informed me today, that even though I had good success with my lap band before my supposed slip, that I would have to start the whole bariatric process over. They said that because my initial surgery was in 2009 I needed current proof of bariatric compliance. However, they would accept the last four years of diet documentation because the lap band slip was of no fault to me. Sounds crazy right? I have to attend meetings, take nutrition classes, have another pysch eval, obtain another support letter from my doctor, and go through cardiac clearance. UGH!!!!! Meanwhile, I have an empty lap band, an uncomfortable port, pain while eating, excess gas,and a tingling numbing pain that radiates behind my left shoulder and runs down to my finger tips. I want out of lap band hell!

I have to focus on the positive. I am able to get all of the above taken care of before my next appointment in April. (I just have to rearrange my life to do so.)

Thanks for listening!

I'm sorry you have to go through all that. I hope the process is sped up so you can get this done.

I also wish you well

Skip all the hoops and go to Tijuana, Mx. That's what I'm doing. Lol sounds sketchy, but there are some awesome doctors down there.

Ohhh my that's horrible! Wish you the best, hang in there!

That's horrible! You would think that would be considered almost an emergency. Hope they speed things up a bit for you! Good luck!

Know exactly what you're going through....I've been going through the same since this time last yr.....had the band removed in October as an emergency however, bc it cracked and was causing internal damage. Get it out as soon as possible....I had to wait to heal but also bc my insurance company said it wasn't medically nessary......got a new one under my husband....just submitted final paperwork yesterday...scheduled for March 27, hoping it is approved but working on an alternative in Mexico just in case.

I am sorry! That sounds like a pain in the A! But, if your can get it all done (and by the sounds of it your are determined enough to do so) it'll be happening before you know it. Hang in there!