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Hi - What are my chances?
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Let me first say that I love this site so far! I've already found a ton of useful and interesting information.
After reading everything I could find on Lap-Band surgery, I went to my internist to see if he would recommend it for me. He's completely supportive and is willing to fight with my insurance if need be to have it covered. (It is covered under my health care plan.)
My BMI is 37; I'm 5'6" and 230 lbs. My co-morbidities are all boarderline, i.e. boarderline high blood pressure, chronic heart burn (maybe unconfirmed GERD), insuline resistance, sleep disorder (restless leg syndrome w/ periodic limb movement disorder) with snoring, and chronic depression. I'm also hypothyroid, status post radioactive iodine treatment for Grave's disease.
From your experiences, does it sound probable that I'll be covered by my insurance?