I am new to this site. I went to my consultation and the Dr said the insurance company I have usually OK's this insurance, but I am fretting about it...I am so afraid that this is too good to be true. Can I really finally have a sucessful long-term weight loss? I am just so scared bureaucracy will not allow me to have this wonderful tool.

One thing surprised me on this site...several people have said they are hungry after the surgery. I did not expect that. Is that something every one goes through, and if so, how do you deal with it?

I heard from co-workers that our insurance paid 100% of their banding, so I made the decision to go with the band 3 wk ago. I watched the online seminar and attended a bandster support group meeting that week. The following week, I had my initial diagnostic consultation. That's when I found out that getting Aetna to approve surgery would require dieting, testing, etc. I am tentatively scheduled to be banded in early March. At first, that seemed like forever, but I see what I've done in 3wks, and I'm afraid everything will fly by too fast!

I am new to this site. I went to my consultation and the Dr said the insurance company I have usually OK's this insurance, but I am fretting about it...I am so afraid that this is too good to be true. Can I really finally have a sucessful long-term weight loss? I am just so scared bureaucracy will not allow me to have this wonderful tool.

One thing surprised me on this site...several people have said they are hungry after the surgery. I did not expect that. Is that something every one goes through, and if so, how do you deal with it?

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Hi Joyaddison! Welcome to LBT! Being hungry after surgery is very common. After your swelling goes down, you may start to feel hungry again, at least until you get some fills. It varies from person to person. I did start getting hungry a couple of weeks after surgery. I have had 2 fills, and I only had decent restriction for about a week after my 2nd fill. Don't get me wrong, it's still a lot better than before, I just have to have some willpower until I get good restriction. Believe me, it has been well worth it. Good luck and I wish you the best!

I'm also waiting for ins approval:bored

Ok, now that I know I will be hungry, I can deal with it. They give you a diet to follow, right? So, if I do follow that, then I should be ok.

Good luck on the insurance stuff, everyone. I actually have to wait until January to get approved because I have a HRA right now, which doesn't cover much of anything!! But I signed up for the better insurance, and that becomes effective on January 1st.

I have to have a sleep apnea test done before the surgery. The Dr told me to have my regular Dr set that up, so I faxed it over to him, but no response yet....anyone know how the sleep test works?