Hi - I am not to the board but not new to the idea of lapband surgery. I went to the information meeting in July 2007 and still have not had it done. I travel a lot for work which makes all of the required prep for the surgery difficult. I have a goal to have the surgery by Thanksgiving. The trickiest part is understanding my insurance requirements. Originally they said a medically supervised diet, so I have been seeing my doctor almost monthly and participating in on-line weight watchers. The last time I called they said the weight watchers participation has to be in person...uuugh! I am really looking forward to the opportunity to have the surgery. I am at the age where I realize how much weight affects your health and prospects of growing old. Good luck to all of you:smile2:

Welcome, I too live in Maryland. I'm currently waiting for approval from my HMO (CareFirst, Blue Choice). If CareFirst is you HMO....good luck getting any answers from them. They have the worst cutstomer service I have every spoke with.....I've found if you call 7 different people, you will get seven different answers. The HMO required 6months documented supervised diet (on line didn't count). Believe it or not I did get a straight answer on that question. I'm getting really excited. Dr Singh at St Agnes will be my surgeon. I went to the support group for lap band patients even though I'm not banded....it was really helpful! Good luck on your journey!

Hockeyson.

Hello to you. Good luck to you.You will really like DR Singh and his staff they are a great group.Dr Singh did my lap band on July 14 and I have lost over 40 lbs plus 22 on my preop diet.Hope all goes well,keep us informed..Tim

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