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thanks for the welcome everyone :-) i don't even have a surgeon yet-my dr. said that now they've changed it and you have to go to a seminar beforehand. i went to see dr. mcdermott last june or so and called them the other day; they don't perform any obesity surgeries anymore at vb surgery. last yr i went to meet the surgeon, went to the psycologist, and chickened out. now i'm even heavier :-( so i need to get going. i spent all weekend looking and reading and imagining it. i have to say all of these before & after pictures the before ones look like the mothers and the afters look like the daughters! i know they're the same person, but that's exactly what it looks like to me. :cool:

Hello from a Va Beach local !!! Make sure you do your research. I was going to have lapband until I researched everything in detail !! ( I knew that I would manage to eat right through it !! I have a terrible sweet tooth.) Welcome to the boards and don't be shy !!! Dana

thank you dana today we talked to our insurance person and i left let down and crying. he said blah blah blah rider increased premiums blah blah blah june renewal blah blah $$$$$$$$ and it just doesn't seem fair. to get a rider and everyone's premium goes up cuz of me trying to be healthy. :-( if my knees go out they'll pay for that and my heart disease and everything else but i have to get a rider to get the surgery allowed on our policy and everyone has to suffer $$$$ so now i'm down. i had to leave. hubby called and said he called the insurance person back and he decided we'll renew in january and go for it. has anyone else had similar experience?