Well, I have my 1st pcp visit tomorrow. I went to my neurologist about a week ago. He said that I would need to get a referral from a pcp. He is in favor of the lapband for me as losing weight would help my condition that he treats me for tremendously. I may even have complete remission after losing a good amount of weight. I'm scheduled for an info seminar in september. At that point I can apply for the surgery...so I guess this is just the beginning of all the excitement. Any advice on what to do in order to keep up with the paperwork and everything?

Sounds like great motivation, besides being smaller, to work the band! Sorry i can't help you about paperwork; mine was easy and handled by a wonderful lady at my doc's office. I kind of just did what they told me to, when they told me to do it! Good luck!

Ok, so I went to the appointment today. The Dr. thinks this will be a good thing for me. My blood pressure was sky high...143/106! Maybe that's why I've felt like crap lately. So I will go back in one month for fasting blood work and to re-check my blood pressure. We decided on the month timeframe to see if cutting salt will help.

I too had a great insurance specialist at my surgeons. She handdled everything! I literally never filled any paper work out for insurance. I'm sorry about the high blood pressure :ohmy: Im 19 and didnt even know that I had HBP until I went in and saw mine was like 120/109 (LOL the pressure is essentially the same beating or not beating ) once you get control over it you will feel much better. Good luck and hopefully you will have a speedy process towards your surgery