Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

Original post date 12/31/2012...transferred from my google blogger site.

My Date for my vsg has been rescheduled for January 30th, 2012 and it can't come any sooner. I am positively overwhelmed with excitement for this huge change in my life. I went through a week of anxiety, but those feelings are gone now and now I am just waiting. I am totally at ease with my decision and can't wait for the weight to fall off and I can get back into hiking, going to the beach, and just being active, but this time I have my daughter to take along for the ride. yipeeeeeee!!!!!

The process to get weight loss surgery can be overwhelming. The first things I did research on were doctors, what my insurance covers, and total out of pocket cost. As far as I have figured, my total out of pocket cost is going to be about 3 grand. My insurance covers 90% of most things. The following is a rough break down at what I have paid/will pay. Of course, there are other costs associated with health issues that you must resolve before going into surgery.

$400-program fee for Castle Medical Center group. This includes support groups, orientation, meeting with a nutritionist, nurse, and exercise specialist

$12-copay for initial meeting with dr. fowler the surgeon

$300-cpap machine to fix my mild sleep apnea

$110-psychologist testing

$40-sleep study

$40-blood tests etc.

$$$$-chest xray (still needs to be done)

$1500-1800 for my 10% of 1 night in the hospital

I still don't know how much the anesthesiologist costs. My insurance covers 90%

Surgeon Costs My insurance also covers 90%

$12-preop appointment with dr. fowler

*I'm sure I missed a couple of things here and there, but very small things. Along with this is the items I have to buy for my liquid diet, but it probably evens out with the food I would normally buy anyway.