I have an evaluation appt. on the 11th.

Exactly what do they do at those?

Do they take measurements?

All i can say is if i'm a good candidate i will be extremely scared,

i mean i'm scared to die when i get it or afterwards. thats all im scared about.

how do i get rid of that feeling?

but im really happy, i will be devistated if i cant get the surgery, my mom thinks i will be a good candidate for this surgery. yeah im 17 yet they have done 17 year olds. 18 in dec btw. so hey thanks (::thumbup:

ERIN! I had the surgery when I was 17. If you feel comfortable enough contacting me, I would love to talk about my experience. There are not many people our age who have can even get the lap band. You must be paying out of pocket since the study I am is that it will be FDA approved for people under 18 and so insurance will start covering it.

I'm old(61) and not good technologically. How do you get those cute little ticker tapes?

You make one and than copy and paste the bb code onto the actualy part where you type your signature

I'm old(61) and not good technologically. How do you get those cute little ticker tapes?

Listen to that youngster make it all sound so easy. It is really confusing and It took me forever to figure it out.

SO what I did was went to the ticker factory and made my ticker. Then I cut the code (ctrl + c) and pasted Ctrl + v) it into big box like this on my signiture page. And it actually worked.

Does that help????:thumbup:

I just got back from my appt. I am devasted because my insurance won't cover it and my credit is too bad to get assistance. I am really upset and i just feel like crawling in bed and crying myself to sleep.

This happen to anybody? What did you do about it? please help!

Why won't your insurance cover it? Did you explain to them that they are going to have to pay out way more if you have medical complications resulting from your weight than they would ever have to fork out if you just had the surgery? I know you are disappointed, but have you appealed it with your insurance company? I would get your PCP to make a case with you.

Since I have been on these boards I see that this is a common problem. I am thinking there must be some kind of funding...I am so going to call Oprah! Fund raiser? bank robber? sugar daddy?

Let me think on this for a bit. I am a social worker...we are all about the cause...

Take care,

Chris

=D

my insurence covers everything, which made me happy, i think the youngest age they should allow is 16. but yeah i hope i will get approved (: im so excited!