Is it very difficult to get insurance to approve? What about Lapband is that covered yet? Just curious. I've thought about this but I admit Im a bit scared. I have lost a lot of weight before. I have at one time lost 98 lbs with WW and stayed at that weight for about 4 yrs, then went thru some emotional times recently, losing my mom and brother within a yr and a hlf of each other and gained 45 lbs. I am trying to get back into the mindset to lose but not being very successful. Don't know if I would do this or not but thought I would check things out a bit. Thanks in advance for any responses. Have a great day...

hi sis! i used the 'moderator magic want' to make a new thread out of your post - more people will see it and perhaps respond

about insurance - it varies. some policies cover all forms of surgery, others will cover only the bypass, still others the lapband and bypass - so the best thing to do is to check with your own insurance policy.

so sorry about losing your mom and brother - it's so hard.

Thanks for the info Jiffypop. I just thought I would ask a few questions. Have a great day.

Yep, start with your insurance co.. good luck

Hi and welcome.
you need to check with your insurance company. some cover WLS some do not. and you would need to probably have a bmi of 40 or higher or 35 with 2 co-morbidities such as high blood pressure, sleep apnea, diabetes or other weight related problems.

also you need to be aware that lap-band just like any other WLS is not magic. so that it won't fix our brains. the parts that tell us to eat when we are not hungry.

I'm sorry for your losses.