NDN_RN

Am currently going through my pre-op requirements and plan to be sleeved by Fairfield Bariatrics, Dr Craig Floch. Are there any other CT folks out there getting sleeved?

Thanks for the link Utgal. What shouls the alert say?

You are so right. I will have to look up some covert jewelry. Thanks

I have read Around you should have a medic alert bracelet. Any one enlighten me? I dont nees to have everyone ask me about the bracelet because only 3 people in my life will know I am doing this.

Reported the comment quoted abve

Really? I am waiting and thought I could talk to others waiting. Far from "wacko". Thanks.

Keeping my mouth shut :-x. I have heard only good things about approvals from my insurance. Had my first consultation June 26 and hope to be sleeved by end of Sept. but anything can change at any moment with insurance companies.

I had the blood test and it came back positive yesterday. Today I had my upper GI endoscopy, gastroenterologist told me I have gastritis, but the confirming biopsy will come back on Monday. My surgeon called in a prepac which costs over 500 dollars! My co pay was about 235.00. Luckily, I am an RN and realized the ripoff and refused it at the pharmacy. i called the nurse and told her to order the 2 antibiotics and the prevacid seperately and in generic. My co-pay dropped to 27.00 the drucg company can keep their tidy little Prevpac and I'll keep my money. This should clear up before i finish mt 3rd nutrition visit in sept.

Mamaof8? 8 kids? I am a mama of 9 kids.

I only paid 25 co-pay for psych eval. Nutrition visits not covered! 3 visits will be costing me 330 dollars.

Had my upper GI endoscopy today.. They found gastritis, probably from the H Pylori. The biopsy will be done by next Tuesday. I never would have known. Like that activia commercial, I just thought it was my normal!

Oh yeah, seems everyone wants their co-pays ahead of time. Hospital bills, because they want to make sure of the reimbursement, and stuff happens which could prolong your stay.

Outpatient? lucky. I have to stay in 2 days, that's 300.. Also basic states only one 150 copay to surgeon, everyone else is covered

Great! Did you do the 3 nutrition visits?

I have fed bcbs how long did your approval take after submission?

Upper GI was ordered before the positive h pylori. I don't recall any recent illness, i may have had this for a long time. I am a nurse and know a lot about this. One thing that irked me, my drs office called in for a PrevPac instead of ordering each medication seperately and in generic form. This PrevPac was OVER 500 dollars and my insurance would only cover about half. I refused it and will demand that it be ordered seperately and generically. If it was ordered as amoxicillin, metronidazole and prevacid otc, it would cost me less than 50 bucks. That's nuts. i am pretty mad.

Ust gojt my labs back. i have H Pylori! I never would have guessed. So 2 weeks of antibiotics and that's it. Luckily I cant finish my requirements until Sept 6 with my last Nutrition visit. Lets hope my Upper GI endoscopy goes well tomorrow.

Well, if we do, we can start a new topic. Sleeve-smackers...LOL!!!

I have bcbs fed. How long has hubby been waiting?

I was serious, and I too get irked with the smacking. Old men (i see a lot of geriatric patiemts) love to smack, makes me crazy!!! Hope it doesn't happen to me!