Hi, I have a question. Being LDS I believe in preparedness. I have a year supply of food among other things. It's mostly the basics: wheat, beans, rice, veg oil, sugar, powdered milk, etc. My question is, if anything ever were to happen and my family and I had to live off our storage, could someone who has had WLS eat this stuff? It's really important to get the protein in, I know, and I know wheat is actually high in protein, but is it enough? I know this is more of a question for a dietician but I wondered if anyone else here thought about the same thing. Lynda

I'm considering having this surgery, I haven't gone to the DR in a long while other than when I have a cold or something. There is no documentation with a DR on my struggle with my weight. Will this be a problem? Also, I've been going through and reading about insurance carriers in the state of Utah who will or will not cover this surgery, and apparently I have the worst insurance possible for this type of thing. I have IHC So I guess my next question is for those who have been self pay, how much is this surgery? I guess I need a total as to what I'm looking at as far as hospital stay, the surgery and everything else that comes along with getting the surgery. I've also looked at buying an individual health plan, but can't seem to find one who will cover it? Any help there?? If anyone has any answers I'd sure love to hear from you! You can email me at [email protected] Thank you!! Kristen

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Hi everyone, I am posting this for Sherri, ObesityHelp Web Services Manager: Greetings everyone! We wanted to get your feedback. Here at ObesityHelp.com we are always trying to help our members in anyway we can. We have found a special finance company that deals with financing surgical procedures such as plastic surgery and bariatric surgery and would like to hear your experiences and feedback with dealing with this company. Several people, as a back up plan, have applied and gotten preapproved for a loan, just in case their insurance company denied them at the last minute, so they wouldn't have to postpone their surgery. So, check it out, it's free to apply. :cool: http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/finance_services.phtml And make sure to let us know how things went and help us to determine if this service is a benefit to our members.:deal: You can send your feedback to [email protected] For your privacy, please do not post personal information in your replies on the message board!! Thanks and I look forward to hearing from you!! --Sherri Carver, ObesityHelp.com staffmember

Good luck to you. I too plan to have the lapband. i am going to Mexico to have mine done. hopefully 3/16. having surgeon problems. not sure who to go to. working out details. are you lds? i am from ohio and am lds and use to live in Provo. Debby