Hi All,

Hubby & I went to a WLS seminar at the Reading Hospital. We are both planning on getting banded. His BMI is 40 & mine is 35. I have high blood pressure & high cholesterol. Hubby has those plus sleep apnea & pre-diabetes. We must wait to start the process until July 1st when we can switch our health insurance over to BCBS PPO. We currently have Keystone HMO Central & we were told they do not pay for any bariatric surgery. We both hope to be banded by January. It seems like there is a great group of people here on the boards. TIA for your support & answering any questions I have in the coming months.

Dawn

Make sure you start your 6-month medically supervised diets now. Most insurances require that...you have to go to your primary care DR once a month for 6 months and document your attempt at weight loss....

Welcome. I'm also from PA, the Poconos, and being banded June 1 at Geisinger-Danville. Good luck on your journey.

Trisha