Hi all, I've learking for a few months now. I haven't received my surgery date yet but should hear something next week. My insurance would not cover me, because I didn't lose 5% of my weight and they were only going to cover 50% anyway. My thoughts are I don't have to lose weight to have heart surgery do I? I will fight them on this but felt I couldn't wait any longer. My health has been affected by all this weight to the point I can hardly walk now. I want my life back and am willing to do just about anything. I'm so excited I can't wait for my surgery date! Good luck to all of us who are waiting and who have just begun! Betz.:crying:

I would just bypass all that crazy insurance stuff and go the self- pay route. It's expensive but not so much more than buying a car...I'd rather be THIN!

Hi Betz,

My insurance will not cover my band. I am a state employee and it is only covered for federal employees in the state of Georgia. I have been looking into band surgery for several years. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time. A friend had told me about a mutual friend whose wife had been banded. She is also a state employee. As I talked with him he said she had the surgery done in Mexico. She called me that night. I got all of the information and started researching. I am now scheduled to be banded in June in Mexico. The prices I was quoted in Georgia ranged from $18,000 to $26,000. Mine is $6,000 plus airfare and still less than half of full cost in the states. Good luck to you!

Kelly