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Re: Anybody had/heard of the Lap-band?
From: Lisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 1 May 2003 17:40:44 -0500 (CDT)
Thanks for the reply's! :-)
I do not think my insurance will cover it (Aetna). They have never
covered one before. My friend went to one of the top Lap-band surgeons
in Mexico to have hers done. I am checking into this option. She has a
bariatric doctor locally - that monitors her and does any adjustments
she may need - for a reasonable cost. My husband is Spanish - so he is
going to make contact with a couple of doctors in Mexico that do the
procedure. They are very experienced in the field and have done
thousands of the procedures for over 10 years.
I'm just checking into it - but I like what I see so far.
I'll keep you posted.
Lisa
At Thu, 1 May 2003, Melissa wrote:
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>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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