Question:
I'm worried

I'm 37 years old 5'6 and 225 pounds I been overweight pretty much all my life; I manage to loose 20 even 30 pounds but I always gained back! I want to have the lap band but I'm worried that my insurance(Cigna) won't approved it , I don't have major health problems, I have high cholesterol(I don't take any med), GERD, restless leg syndrome, depression and anxiety, migraine and chronic lower back pain, my bmi is not high enough that's why I'm worried! I made an appointment with the surgeon on March 10th anyway!Anyone has experienced my situation? Please i need some advice I'm going crazy thinking about it! Thank you    — maddalena77 (posted on February 28, 2014)

March 20, 2014
How did your appointment on 3/10 with a surgeon go?
   — Cathy W.

June 4, 2014
heres some helpful hints others use to get approved. wear high heels for your height check, so they will instuct you to remove your shoes, this guarantees you will be measured in bare feet to miimize your height, some people carry rolls of quaters in their pockets to add a few pounds. when getting height measured most people stand up very straight, its better to slouch to take a inch or two off your height. Its not just your health that matters, having parents who had any of the co morbities of morbid obesity can help. Family history of breast cancer is just one of those.... So how did the appointment go?
   — bob-haller