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Between you and Angela B, I've got two people to suffer with me! Woohooo!

haha yes! But she has been approved and has a date....I am just start god only knows how long this might take. :-/  Hopefully I am one of thsoe lucky people where i get approved in like 3 days and have a surgery date in like 3 weeks! lol I can only hope. But I will do what I have to do!

It sounds like you've got a good plan to find out if your insurance covers it.  Calling them up and asking is always a good option.  I'm keeping my fingers and toes crossed that it works out for you.

Congrats on your decision....

Thanks everyone! Well my work day is over....time to go home and make some phone calls. :-/ Scary!

Girl.. you will be find... start with the insurance company first... that will let you know which direction you should go!

MY INSURANCE DOESNT COVER WLS! WTF! I am still going to talk to the chick from Barix and see what we can do...because the lady from the insurance place told me sometimes....."sometimes" there is a way around it....looks like it's going to be a rough road....if all else fails i will be going to my physician and getting a supervised diet...maybe liquid or pills....not sure.

dude, see where it leads you! My only words are...if you were my girl, i would want you to try longer. You are so young. A lot of this can be just not feeling your self just yet, just still finding yourself.  I'd also comment that you need more time to work on WHY you eat to deal with life.  But you know whatever happens, I am behind you and will help you all I can. The one great thing about the band is, you can get back to basics at any time and get back on track.  

I'm gonna piggyback on what Neece said-- if the reason you want Lap Band is because you can't stick with a diet for more than a couple days, you're more likely to have some trouble complying with everything that needs to be done after as well. Take some time and work on the headspace-- it really pays off. Take some time to listen to everything you can, from every source you can find.

i was actually waiting to see if you would respond to my post Shari. Suprisingly, I actually like your opinion....lol.  Sometimes I am just thrown by some things you say. But, I know I have some head problems! I know this....that's why I might just consult with my regular doctor....maybe try something different...stronger pills, maybe a liquid diet. I honestly do not know how to get my head right...like one week I think YES my head is on the right track but by two days later....bam I am back to my bad habits and I truely find it to be an eating disorder...binge Eating Disorder. Which I cry about it all the time because I just can't fix myself. That is why I truely think they should make rehab for me! lol. Put me in a padded room with a bunch of celebrity gossip mags....and a computer....and a phone. So I could call my family :) That is truely soemthing i would think would put me in a right mind! *Sigh* I am calling the doctor tomorrow. Sorry Lap Band.....unless I win the lotto Lap Band is out i guess. Oh well. I wish one of you guys lived close to me. Maybe even Shari because deep down I think she could be my drill seargent! hahahaha