Hello everyone. I am so glad I found this forum. I am counting the days till I can set my surgery date. I am still fighting the insurance "red tape". I am seriously considering financing my surgery instead of waiting. A little about me, I am a 36 yr old single mom of a boy 14 and a girl who is 8. I have been researching lap band for months and made the final decision in November to go ahead with it, now its just the waiting game. I cant wait to get to know all of you & hear about your experiences and hopefully make the time go faster while I wait.

hello and welcome my name is shelly i was just recently banded on 12/12/07. I just love it. it reteaches you how to eat once your banded. at times it gets frustrating but youll make it. all your questions can be answered here somewhere just search for the question you have. this site is such a support. have fun and welcome:whoo:

WELCOME! and congrats on the decision! this is a wonderful place to get support and direction. I was a self pay and I had my LB done in May. The BEST thing i have ever done for myself! I wish I could have done it when i was younger! Good luck on your new journey and I hope to see you around the threads!!!

I am in the same boat with you. I am a mother to a three year old and made the decision to have the LB done, I have meet all the criteria and just awaiting the approval from the insurance company.. Good luck, I'm glad to know that I am not the only newbie here. So when is your surgery scheduled?

I'm not scheduled yet, so far I have been to a seminar but nothing else pre-op done yet. I am so excited to get going on everything. I have approval from capital one finance but the payments of almost $600 a month would be very hard for me so I am trying hard to be patient but I am not a patient person & I just know I am going to get in over my head with the payments just so I can hurry up and get it done!!!!

:rolleyes:I am new also, just starting the process, not sure where to go from here. Just made my first appt.