Kendra

Hello, I am new to the community and just wanted to say Hi! I am really looking forward to getting to know people and getting to share my journy as I make the steps toward my own surgery!! so a little about me: I have three amazing kids, 7, 2, and 8 months. My husband and I just moved from CT to DE (I am from the area) and I am so happy we did!! I am employed full time and I go to school part time, I am working on my MBA and hope to be done sometime in 2014. *fingers crossed* I have always been a pretty active person, played soccer and swam during high school and I played rugby for my university in college, but even still I was considered overweight. with having my children the weight just kept coming, and I have tried pretty much everything with limited sucess. My mother had gastric bypass in 2004 and she has kept the weight off and has a much healthier life then before. I remember as a child her not being able to walk far because it hurt, and I have found that I am strating to feel that way. It was this realization that made me jump into action, I needed to do something! I didn't want my children to see me in pain and feel like they could do nothing, the way I did. I have already had my first appointment with the Doctor, she has determined that I am a candidate for surgery and now I am scheduled for my nutrition classes, blood work and other dr appointments all scattered through out April, May, and June. Once I am done, I then have to get approval from my insurance, which I am worried about because I have heard the horror stories about getting approval! I hope to have a surgery date in August or September!!!

I was told by my insurance I would have a max out of pocket cost of 1000$ once I meet that insurance covers the rest but co-pays don't count toward that. so far I have paid 100$ in dr visit co-pays (with more to come) and another 130$ in program fees for my nutrition classes and life skills training. I have been told to anticipate another 250-300$ for the Optifast diet prior to surgery so all in all I figure I will have paid 1,500-1,750 out of pocket by the time all is said and done. best money I will EVER spend if you ask me

I had my psyc eval today and it was super easy and seemingly fast too. she just asked me a few questions about my support group in the home, my family history ect. we talked and at the end she scheduled me for my medical clearance date on June 1, by then I will have all my other dr appointments done as well as my other classes I have to take. fingers crossed for a july surgery date if all goes well! best of luck to you!