lovinlora78

yea I am scared that even if insurance covers it, I won't be able to afford the co-pay...

Thanks so much for your reply & all the information provided..Were you out of pocket a lot?

What Aetna plans did you all have? I have the Aetna Choice POS II & curious as to if it will possibly cover my surgery

I am only in the research stages of possibly trying to get the VSG in maybe the early months of 2016. Has one ever been approved with using Aetna Choice POS II? I think it is a PPO plan. Honestly, not sure. I have heard that most insurance companies will normally only cover the Gastric Bypass and the Lap Band and I have no interest in either of those procedures. I am only 4ft 10 and about 215 lbs with high blood pressure & a mild fatty liver. I am sure I am a candidate but I can't afford it being a single Mom of 3 with not so good credit.

I feel like I am always hungry too. I am a snacker and I do drink maybe once or twice a week also...I guess I am just trying to see how would wls benefit me verses just dieting...My willpower and dedication to eating healthy, counting calories, weight loss supplements etc...is gone..I am afraid that I have to really get my mind set on losing weight before wls so that way I am not always sick from over-eating or eating things I have no business

this is what you said: When I was "done" with a diet, I'd go right back to eating a whole pizza and a pint of ice cream. No wonder I piled the pounds back on. That won't be an option with my sleeve. I would really have to work against my sleeve by eating slider foods, grazing, or drinking my calories to regain the weight and I feel like I'm very unlikely to do those things. I've never been a snacker/grazer so why would I start now? I haven't drunk caloric beverages in years and years... since LONG before my sleeve, so why would I start now? That is my problem now! I am a snacker and chose unhealthy foods. that is why I have gained back but 14 lbs of the 41 total I lost in 2012...How does the sleeve help in this particular area...? I would think that before getting the sleeve a healthy mindset would need to be formed and I don't have it right now..Even with my health problems and how yuck I feel after eating unhealthy, it seems to still NOT be enough for me to stay on track.

Ok so since I have been researching wls I have noticed that a lot of people said one of the main reasons they had wls was because they were tired of being on diets or being on plans and losing weight & then gain it back and some...That is where I am now. I have done calorie counting, weight watchers, trying to lose weight on my own and each time I gain the weight back. I have also noticed that with the wls there are complaints of no longer losing or gaining weight back...So why not continue to diet instead going through a surgery if you are going to get the same results? Or am I confused?

I too am growing locs. I am only 2 months in so by the time I have surgery they will be more mature. Just getting a lot of info for now and closer to my final decision I will definitely attend a seminar.

I am a Mother of 3 beautiful kids...There are my main reason for wanting to lose the weight & keep it off for good. Back in 2012 going into 2013, I lost 41 lbs from calorie counting and now have gained it all back besides 11 lbs. I am so sick of the weight loss/gain roller coaster!! I have high blood pressure and recently diagnosed in 2014 with a fatty liver. I am only 4ft 10 and over 210 lbs. I know that I am definitely a candidate for VSG but terrified to have the surgery. What scares me? Will I be sick a lot afterwards?-throw up sick...Will I only lose in the beginning and then the weight stop? Will I have a lot of lose saggy skin? Will I have hair loss? Will I look older? Just a lot of things that I have seen others who have had weight loss surgery go through. I am only interested in the VSG. The lap band scares me because I don't want a foreign object in my body and I know several who have had it and it failed. I don't want the Gastric Bypass because I don't want my intestines re-routed and I am not a fun of a few friends having to consistently going through the dumping all the time. I actually scheduled and had my flight book years back for the VSG and got scared and backed out a few days before the surgery. I am miserable right now. I feel yucky and I just feel really depressed because of my weight. I have gotten where I don't want to eat in front of anyone or be around anyone anymore. I have also heard that insurance normally only covers Gastric Bypass and Lap band in most cases....If so, I am going to have to find another alternative because I surely can't afford the VSG. Any information on anything I mentioned would help. I am only in the research stage right now. If I do decide to have surgery, it wouldn't be until probably mid 2016'