Introduction! Hi everyone!

Hi Everyone, I've been lurking around these boards for a while now and thought I'd better get out here and say Hi! My name is Nikki. My journey is just beginning. I am seeking lap band surgery with Dr. Hilario Juarez. I currently have Trustmark - Arizona foundation insurance but July 1st it is changing to BCBS of AZ. Anyone have any luck with BCBS in regards to lap band or any surgery for that matter?? I'm fairly early on in my journey, but hope to be banded by the end of '07. So far I have been seen by my PCP (in my case my Ob-GYN). She is happy to write a letter for me in regards to medical neccessity. Does anyone know what all BCBS requires before they even consider authorization?? I have a surgery consultation with Dr. Juarez next month. I'm pretty excited, but I'd like to get as much information as I can together by that time.  A little about me..... I am 23, a newlywed. I live in North Phoenix. My husband and I are ready to start a family but due to my weight and PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) I am unable to conceive. I am hoping that the lap band will be the tool that I need to get in gear and get my weight in a healthy range for having a family.  Nice to meet you all and good luck on your journey!

Nikki, Hello, My name is Marisol and I just wanted to tell you never to give up hope and never say never, on june 27,2007 I will be having my first child a baby boy, I suffer from pcos severly, I have tried for alot of years to get pregnant and after every doctor telling me there is no chance, I am in shock still that I will become a mother.   Have you gone to an endrocrinologist? do you take metfromin? I would love to send you information on all I know on pcos cause I have read and done it all. Please dont say your unable to conceive its just taken you longer than you think, in time you will be like me ready to have a baby and still staring at the positive ept test.  good luck.  marisol

I just wanted to say congrats on your baby boy!  I know how it feels to finally be a mom!  I had my daughter 10 years after we started trying to get pregnant.  Congrats!! Kristy

Welcome to OH!  Anyway...if you're wondering about your insurance...your best bet is to call them directly & ask them EXACTLY what they need for approval for Lapband.  Not to discourage you...but some insurances don't cover the lapband...I'm not sure why...but they don't.  Anyway I also wanted to tell you to never give up in your dream of being a mom.  Because of PCOS it took me 9 years & 4 months to get my positive pregnancy test!   I gave birth to a healthy baby girl nearly 10 years to the day after my hubby & I started trying to get pregnant.  So...never give up...it WILL happen!  Just curious...how much do you have to loose?  Also, I'd like to extend an invite to another website I'm on for women with PCOS...it's called www.soulcysters.com & on their message boards there's a forum called Diet & Exercise.  On there I'm a founding member of the WLS Divas and we have all either had or are going to have some type of surgery (lapband, RNY & DS).  Feel free to drop by... Good luck! Kristy