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Mount Carmel Hospital in Columbus is 15K or so.

Special Kay- one more thing, were you able to pay your co-pay for the consultation and such? I know there is the program fee and nutritionist fee for them, but I do have to do a pulmonary evaluation and psych eval and was hoping that they take co-pays. Also, were did you do you eval? Thanks-

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcomes. I received the big envelope today in the mail. I was very excited. I have the diet documentation through my doctor, no food logs due to a house fire in December and all of that stuff was thrown away due to smoke damage. Hopefully the conversations that the doctor has documented from the last year will do. I am seeing a dietician right now and he is helping me prepare for life after surgery. I also have a great recomendation letter from my pcp with a 5 year weight history attached. We will see, I may get lucky. My mom and I are planning on coming up to Polaris on March 8th. I can't wait to see some before and after pictures. I am sure that I will be ready to write a book after this.

Hi Everyone- I am patiently awaiting my pre-approval into Mt. Carmel's program. I dropped off my paperwork 2 weks ago today. I was at the February 5th seminar and wasted no time in getting the paperwork into the office. I have Aetna Choice POS II (Open Access) insurance, so anyone with pointers please let me know. I have all my records from my various doctors that I visit on a regular basis and my endocronologist has a documented diet for a year. I have also started the three month diet with a dietician and my pcp as a just in case. My mom has been approved for her banding with Dr. Curry on April 15th. How long did it take everyone else to hear if you were accepted? Thanks-