Hi everyone. I'm so glad I found this board. I'll tell you my story and try to keep it short. :Dancing_wub:

Been heavy since I was 10 and I have tried everything. Weight Watchers, Optifast, Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig... etc....etc...

Well I'm still heavy and I'm at about 40 BMI, I don't necesarrily have health issues that I know of. EX: diabetes, sleep apnea etc.

But I'm going tomorrow to meet with a surgeon for the Realize band. I'm just so sick of being fat and unhealthy. I called my insurance company and checked with them to make sure I will be covered and they did say yes as long as it's medically necessary and done as an out patient.

Cross your fingers for me... I really need to do this!:smile:

Best wishes. Yes, so many of us have fought this weight battle for our whole life. Many of us thought I'm healthy, just overweight. Well, I can tell you my experience is that the effect of the overweight is cumulative over time, starts to cause joint pains, other complications we wouldn't have considered. So, wishing you all the best as you go through your analysis and testing phase.