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Hi, well im a teen 15 almost 16, thats been going through the process of gastric sleeve surgery since may of 2011, and ive done every thing but the surgery, my insurance is tricare and blue cross but they both denied it a couple of times. so i came across dr. alverez and read he does surgery anybody over 14 so that good but i would like more info about your experince.., everything. Dr. Alverez is not the only doctor ive heard about so anyone good you know of please let me know.im only a teen so there is some thing i dont understaand about insurance, so if you were to have the surgery done by dr. alverez do you have to be approved by your insurance or is it out of pocket. iver herad of dr. kelly and a few others so yea like i said let me know. sorry for incorrect spelling hahha. oh, by the way im currenlty 280. thanks everybody !

hey everyone! if u dont t know ima tteen. and i say that cause well..... the surgeon called today and said that tricare denied my surgery? i dont understand everything when it comes to insurance and stufff but to hear that makes me feel sad. so i cant have surgery at childrens hospital anymore. the surgeon said he will not do gastric bypass on teens, casue tricare would pass that, but they dnt know about the sleeve. they dont have enough info on that. so the surgeonn told me not to give up.., he is gunna try to get me that surgery, i mite have to have it at methesda hospital. theres more stuff to it but i cnt remember all that stuff. i will find out next tuesday about it hopefully but if i cant get this surgery i dont know what to do. my gma keeps telling me to pray... dnt feel sad. this morning i couldnt stop crying and then i get that info just really makes me upset, but i dnt want to cry no more. its hard being in high school and 'obese". so im going to be home schooled for awhile untill i get used to the sleeve and stuff that was they plan but idk anymore...... anyway just felt like sharing

Hi, im new here! i am 15 years old, and im having my surgery at childrens national hospital. i have to dr. app tomarrow, one for meeting the phycrastic, and one to meet the anathesis. im so excited to start my journey! I goe on here every night to read peoles experince. i only had one dr.app but that was just a consult. I also have my surgery date which is oct 11. u dnt have to be a teen to comment, cause i can learn alot from adults. I dont know if my experince will be diffrent from everybody elses because im doing my surgery through a childrends hospital. i havent started no pre-op dies or anything, i guess ill find out tommarrow.But i do have a question that people can help me with. ok so my gma and i are thinking about taking me out of school and putting me on an online school till like january then putting me back in school. cause we dnt know anything about how im going to eat, cause my lunch period is at 10 im the morning. anything would be appricated, even if it has nothing to do with the school situation. thank you! oh and ik i didnt spell things right but the spell chesker isnt working! lol