I have a consultation and Barix Clinic in Langhorne, PA on Thursday. I have thought about Lap-Band surgery for some time now and I am ready! I would like some feed back on the consultation and what it is like if anyone has any stories to share. Thanks and I am glad to be here!

Just wanted to say hello. I noticed no one has responded to your post yet. No one has responded to mine yet either. :rofl: Have you had your consult yet? I have to go to a seminar before I can do a consult. That is on the 23rd. Good luck with your consult. Let me know how it goes. Will you?

Lisa

Cincinnati, Ohio

Current -5'1 215 lbs

Goal - 125 -130lbs

Hi Lisa - My consultation is this Thursday at 1:00 PM. I am a little nervouse but happy to. I promise to contact you and let you know how it goes.

Laura

Quakertown, PA

Current - 5'7, 276

Goal - 145

I've actually been through two consultations while trying to decide which surgeon to use. They both were pretty straight forward. Physician or nurse practitioner reviewed my history and physical, explained the procedure and how the band works. What their requirements were as far as pre-testing and pre-op diet. And then asked if I had any questions. In both of my experiences they forewarn you that documentation is key to getting insurance approval, they then sent me on my way with scripts for the pretesting and instructions to gather all of the weight loss history documentation.

With the surgeon that I ultimately chose, they gave me a list of the physicians, nutritionists, psychologists that they wanted me to use for pretesting. Now that all of that is finished I'm waiting for the coordinator to submit allllllll of this stuff to insurance and waiting on approval, that I PRAYYYYYYYYYYYYY is going to come sooner rather then later.

Hope this answers some of your questions.

I got an approval letter from my insurance company last Saturday. The only clearance that I need was a mental health evaluation and was told before I left the office that the doctor didn't see any reason that I could have the surgery. Her report is suppose to arrive at Barix on Tuesday so I am hoping that next week I will get a call from Barix to setup my pretesting for surgery. Dr Boe will be my surgeon and I thought he was great!!!

Megan - Thanks for all of the information! I really appreciate it!

Your welcome, hope it helped. Good luck, hope your phone call comes sooooon. The coordinator at my surgeons said i should hear from her by Wednesday---cross your fingers:wink2: