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Re: Anybody had/heard of the Lap-band?
From: Melissa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 1 May 2003 11:17:41 -0500 (CDT)
Hey all,
I wanted to get Lap Band done so very bad. I have BC/BS, they denied me
Gastric is covered, but Lap Band is experimental, and not covered with
insurance. I mean its FDA approved for 2 years now. I showed my
insurance pros and cons for both and they still denied me. I showed
them that this would be better for me and insurance in the long run. At
this weight I will have more medical/health problems as I get older. I
appealed like 5 different times. The told me to practically give up.
They would not cover it. They may in the future, but not sure when. So
until then, I gotta stay FAT. I have been working out at a gym for
almost 4 months, eating right. Dieting everything I can. I have lost
like 5 inches and lost no weight. So I will be like this forever. But
for those that their insurance will cover it, GO FOR IT. DO it for all
the ones that can’t-ME. God bless!!!!
At Wed, 30 Apr 2003, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote:
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>Hello Lisa,
>I too have PCOS, and I understand how it feels to think of everything from A
>to Z to get the weight off, and nothing falls through, the lap band has been
>my last resort as well, they have many other weight loss surgeries but I
>firmly choose the lap band procedure, because it's reversible and it doesn't
>really have any death rates reported on it. I plan on getting the Lap Band
>procedure within 2 to 3 months from now, I am in the process now to get my
>insurance to approve it, I have found many websites about women with PCOS
>getting Bariatric Surgeries done and it making a big difference for there
>lives. Alot of the women had a hard time trying to loose the weight with
>PCOS because as they say women with PCOS have harder luck loosing and keeping
>the weight off. You can go to some search engines and type in words
>like"Bariatric Surgery and PCOS" or "Lap Band Procedures" and so forth after
>you go through some of them you will figure out your own words to research,
>as far as what you are looking for. the lap band procedure is non-invasive.
>A lot of the surgeons perform this surgery Laproscopically so it means very
>little skin cutting. If you need some information, on how to get your
>insurance to pay for the procedure and support, you can go to <A HREF="http://www.obesityhelp.com">
>http://www.obesityhelp.com</A> and go to a search engine to find a bandster group to
>help you out as well so you can read and learn more on Bariatric Surgeries.
>I apologize making this so long. I hope I've helped you.
>Feel free to email me at daehlia@aol.com. Bye and
>Good luck to you!!!!!!!!
>
>Daehlia
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