Moniquew123

I'm not exactly sure I'm still on the fence. I'm hoping when I finally am able to meet with a surgeon that he/she is able to help me make the decision.

I think I will have to call my insurance company and see what they have to say. All my doctor said was that the bariatric center would contact me. But I'm not sure when that will be or what I should be doing in the mean time. Maybe I'm getting carried away but I would just like the process to go as quickly as possible even though I know quick is not what it will be. Thank you for your suggestions.

Thanks you so much for that. It's sounds like quite a process but excited to get it all done. Like I said my doctor just sent my referral. Do they take forever to call? The bariatric center that is. I know I'm being a little anxious. But I hate carrying all this weight around. It's nice to meet you as well my name is Monique. By the way good luck on your surgery. I'm sure everything will go great.

Hi I'm new to this process and am curious to know what you had to do before you were finally able to get your surgery date? I just got my referral sent in 2 days ago so I'm not expecting it to be anytime soon but what was your process like if you don't mind me asking? I have Kaiser California Northern.

Hey everyone. I just joined. Am very happy to have found this community. My name is Monique and I'm in the beginning stages of the journey that many, if not most of you have been through. I have been considering having weight loss surgery for about 2 yrs and am finally going through with it. We had to switch insurance because what we had before did not cover WLS. Now that we have finally switched at the beginning of the year my doctor has finally sent my referral. I had to take a class before I got referred and had a sleep test done, the sleep test showed I had mild sleep apnea. The bariatric surgery center is in South San Francisco, I live about 30- 45 min away, I was curious to know if any of you had gotten your surgery done there? Or can anybody explain to me how the process goes from here? Or if anybody has Kaiser California Northern? All my doctor said was that the bariatric surgery center would call. But I heard it could be awhile before they do. Could anybody give me insight. Anything would be helpful. thank you so much.