It's taken three months and a complete "Come to God" with my dr's coordinator and my insurance company but now I can maybe get some pain relief. I have had my band for over eight years and it has begun to cause sever pain. At first doctors thought it was my heart, then they said it was gall bladder, finally they decided it was the band. First saw my bariatric doctor on Nov. 2nd. He recommended remove the band and do sleeve in one surgery. He wanted to do surgery ASAP. My insurance and his coordinator were not the one in pain so they treated my authorization like a routine revision. I was very patient at first, then annoyed and after my second trip to the emergency room from the pain, and a few blunt phone calls they got the point. Gee it only took three days after that. Sorry to be venting, happy to be moving forward. Still have to see the nut then start pre surgery diet All your support appreciated.