Hello to all and God Bless! My user-name is "ready_2_live" and that describes this change I am anticipating perfectly!

I am a wife, mother of four, and a college junior - off for the summer though! I am so very new at this and don't even know if I qualify yet. (if insurance won't pay, there's no way I can!) This Thursday I go to a Lap Band Seminar and am very excited to learn more about it.

In a nutshell, I'll say that I have been trying since 2004 every way to lose weight. The most I have lost is 41 pounds, and within seemingly no time I gained 46 back. I fluctuate between about 15 lbs now, but am so miserable both physically and yes, I admit it is an emotional struggle as well.

My weight has accumulated on me in the worst places for heart disease - right around my stomach and hips. It's terrible. I have a lot of lower leg and knee pain, and well, I am just ready for change and hoping that I will qualify for the surgery!

I am SO anxious to go read other's stories, questions, answers, and any and everything else, so this is all I"ll share for now! Any other questions, please ask! God Bless and I'll be seeing you all around!

-ready_2_live:cool2:

Congratulations on starting a wonderful journey to a healthy new you!!!:thumbdown: Welcome to LBT. I would say going to that seminar was the best thing I ever did. Got the ball rolling, and it's taking time...but I am already becoming healthier even before I have the surgery toward the end of the year. I hope your journey is smooth and that it's stress-free. And again welcome. Hope to hear from you again!:smile:

Hi and welcome to LBT! Good luck getting approval. Does your insurance cover WLS? If so, have you seen a copy of their WLS policy? That would be the first step. Good luck and let us know how things are progressing!

Yes, it seems the worst of this whole journey is fighting with or trying to find out stuff from the insurance. Lol.