reallyrosy

Me too. I will be self pay for the sleeve if Yale ever gets around to scheduling me....quoted about $25,000

hi i'n \\m looking at dr duffy. heard both bell and duffy are "good" that's all i know. tried papasavas last year but his office refused due to insurance snafu. am now self pay and its cheaper at yale.

Thank you for your honest response. I see where I have to determin if spending 25,000 and risking complications at my age is going to be worthwhile for me. You've been loud and clear saying exactly what I feared. But you have shown hope, too, and it is exactly what my fat doc hastold me all along...u fall off the wagon, u get back on. Thanks again

I'm working on it since last summer. Out of patience, out of time. Glad for you, though. Are u in the new england area?

How can we go to mexico? Id have to buy 2 seats on the airplane. Id have to buy 2 seats back, too. Id probably end up throwing a blood clot because of not walking enuf. Plus, is ther a place on the forum to find out how other early sexually abused sleevers do with any type of wls?

I have been in therapy since I am 17. I am 66, now. I do NOT believe there is something more I can learn about controlling my eating.

I'm talking @ medicare. There is no way to work with them

How did u determine that your iinsurance won't cover any future problems that may result from the vgs? I'm going to be self pay too if I ever get the chance to havge the surgery. Am wrking with major ivy league university hosp. Cost is about 25,000.

That scares the hell outta me. I'm going thru this procedure to remove 2/3 of my stomach and don't know if it will contain my out of contrl eating or just be a very expensive temporary loss. Damn. I don't want to spend all the money to find out I need therapy. I've been in therapy since I'm 17 and that didn't cure my eating habits. The only thing that did work for me was phentermine and exercise workouts. I don't know if I'm doing the right thing by persu8ing this. I don't think that the online 'support' is enough.

I'm convinced I have to self pay for VSG because medicare will not issue pre approvals. the doctors don't think they will get paid. Has anyone within the last few months of this year been successful in obtaining medicare coverage.? Where are you located and how long did it take ? Thank you