HI i HAVE MY FRIST APPT ON FEB 19 2008 WITH DR.OLIAK IN ORANGE CA, IT TOOK MY INS 15 DAYS TO APPROVE ME.i HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO LAPBAND A YEAR PRIOR .AFTER ALL THE INFO i READ ABOUT LAPBAND, i FELT HOPE THAT THIS MIGHT WORK FOR ME.iAM A STAY AT HOME MOM FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS ,i THANK YOU ALL FOR ALL THE POST i FEAL i HAVE A PLACE TO GO WERE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND ME.:thumbup: ????? WHAT SHOULD i EXPECT FOR MY FRIST APPT????:eek:

Hi and welcome to LBT! That is great that you got the approval from your insurance company and are moving forward with things.

Every doctor varies, but it seems the standard things they are going to require of you are a psych. eval, nutritional consult, possibly a sleep apnea tes, blood work and ekg. At your first appointment he/she will discuss all of this with you, along with what type of pre-op diet, if any you will be on.