Hi!

After some lurking, I figure I should introduce my self

My name is Linda, I'm 21 years old and I live in Sweden.

I started gaining weight as a teenager, and it seems to have just gone on. At the moment I'm around 310pounds :phanvan

I've tried the normal things of dieting, eating healthier, exercising, but I seem to fail at these things.

So after reading a lot about lapband I've started to seriously consider it as an option.

I have to say this forum is very inspiring when it comes to that as well, especially the before and after thread was amazing!

I'm going to check into what sort of options I have here in Sweden, if I can find a way to get help from the state to cover the surgery, I'm not sure how that works since I'm not born in Sweden, just lived here for the last three years (I'm Norwegian). If not I guess I need to start saving

Hi Linda, good luck with your options. Hope it goes well for you.

Hello Linda,

Hope you are able to have the surgery...I was denied by insurance, but decided to self pay...My surgery was $15,000.00, but worth every single penny...I was banded on 4/6/07 and I have lost 27 lbs...I will have my first fill on 5/17/07

Hello Linda,

Hope you are able to have the surgery...I was denied by insurance, but decided to self pay...My surgery was $15,000.00, but worth every single penny...I was banded on 4/6/07 and I have lost 27 lbs...I will have my first fill on 5/17/07

That's what I'm thinking I'll try as well. Try to see if I can get refered to the band with help of a doc, which would help on the costs, if not I want to go the self pay route my self.

In that case I just need to find a way to get a hold of the money. hehe

I'm thinking the same, that it'll be worth every single penny even if I have to pay it my self. Just want to be healthy and feel better than I am now.

Well I am new here too.....I having been wishing to have the lap band for over a year now. First my insurance was going to pay for it....so I did all the required stuff. Bariatric Surgeon consult, seminar, then to a psychologist, blood work for thyroid.....the they decided it was no on my insurance plan. I was devistated. Right now I am trying to get financed...since I am self pay. My credit is awfull.....I made a lot of mistakes when I was younger...but have paid off all my bed debt. Well I fixed my credit to buy a house and now.....I have to much credit owed since I owe my house!! UUUUGGGG!!! So my boss is helping get the financing! Everyone cross your fingers and say a prayer. I have never wanted anything so bad. I want to start posting my progress!

Welcome to LBT! I wish you luck in your journey!

Ok.....you guys will be the first to know! I got my financing done! Wooooooweeeeeee!! I cant believe it!! I am sooooooooooooooooooooo excited!!! I have to go back to see Dr. Spivak since it has been a year since I started all this....so my appointment is May 23rd. How fast does this happen after you have the money part taken care of??? Does anyone know that???

Where did you get your financing? Was the interest rate and monthly payments high?