IAM NEW AND WOULD LIKE TO TALK WITH SOMEONE ABOUT THE BAND. DANA:D

Well, welcome! Please feel free to browse all the different sections on this forum. They are full of lots of wisdom and encouragement! Any specific questions you have? This is definitely the place to ask.

Where are you in your journey? Just beginning to gather info? Got a doc yet? Where do you live?

Dana

welcome, this bord is a grate place to find the information you are looking for. What would you like to know. ask anything. good luck

Ellen

Hi, Dana, I'll be glad to share the little bit I've learned along the wayl. Best of luck to you!

Welcome Dana!

Betty

Hi Dana,

This is not a chat board but a message forum. By reading old messages and threads you can learn a lot, but if you have questions or comments please feel free to post a new thread whenever it occurs to you to do so. We're all happy to share whatever experiences we can.

Welcome!!

i have not been banded yet. i am working on getting into see doc. smith in marietta, GA. IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS TUES. THAT I FEELED OUT THE PAPER WORK. I am from Blue Ridge, GA. I have already scheduled the pulmonary, and phycologist to give me med clearence. my obgyn and heart doc have given me clearence. I would like to get banded before dec.so I wont have to meet another deductable with ins. How long does the process take to get the ins.(bcbs of ga) to ok the surgery? has anyone ever had a speedy turn around? dana

Dana, do you know that your insurance company covers the Lapband procedure for sure? You can check w/ your benefits coordinator. If so, then there's no guarantee how long everything takes. It will probably be longer than you want to wait, so don't be surprised. But then again, you can always get lucky. Good luck!

Welcome Dana and wishing you the best in your journey to be banded. I think everyone has a different waiting period depending on their insurance requirements and how quickly the surgeopn is able to schedule your appointments. I started the process the 1st of April and was banded June 30th. Good luck with everything and you'll find everyone is very helpful and happy to answer any questions that may pop up down the road.

Darcy

Hi Dana! Welcome to the board!!! I too am waiting for insurance approval. I just hate waiting, time just seems to drag. But, all this waiting has given me the time I needed to do a lot of research, and get to know all these wonderful people on this board.

hi girls i am glad to meet each of you. I have 3 appt. on the 20th of sept. 1 for phyc. eval., 1 for blood work, and 1 for pulmonoligist, my appt with dr. smit is on the 15 th of oct. i have already seen a cardiologist and gotten my ekg and clearnce from them and clearence from my pcp and a med necessety letter from her as well. my ins. comp. said that once they rec. the letter for med necessity that it would take 2 weeks for approval. has any one every had bcbs of ga. ins that has agreed to pay.