yvonneh120952

I am self pay and have spent the last year saving up my money. I am finally ready to go forward and have even decided on a surgeon. Unfortunately, I started have symptoms and was diagnosed just today with a peptic ulcer cause by a bacertia. Has anybody else had this problem BEFORE surgery? Did it cause a delay or cancellation of surgery? I am so disappointed because I was hoping to have a surgery date before Christmas.:wink2:

Good luck with your test on Friday. I started on antibiotics yesterday and if it takes 6-8 weeks to heal an uncer it puts me at the week before Christmas. The problem I have is that my husband will be out of the country Nov 24-Dec 22. I need to get the surgery done during that window of opportunity mainly because 1) He thinks I should be able to lose weight with diet and exercise and 2) he would die if he found out I had been saving up money and plan to spend $13,000. The way I figure, if I have the surgery while he is gone, by the time he returns it will be all done. He can be upset all he wants but by then he won't be able to talk me out of it. I KNOW that once he sees noticible results he will be suportive (but still grumbing about the money.) And, it's not like I would spend money we don't have. Right now we are debt free except for our home. We pay all of our bills and credit cards off every months plus we sock away about 30% of our take home pay.

Yes, I have been prescribled antibiotics and a 3 week followup with my PCP. This will definately delay my start up with a surgeon but I just don't know how long. (I'm ready to start NOW.)

Hello all, I am brand new to this site and this is my first post. I am in the "thinking about it" stage. But, I'm really thinking SERIOUSLY about the lap band. Both my insurance through my job as well as my insurance through my husband's job are refusing coverage so I will most likely have to be self pay. This is a big step for me money wise. Also, like the same old story...I have been on so many diets and lost weight only to gain it back plus an extra 10. More than anything I am afraid of yet another "failure". (i.e. gaining back all of the weight that I worked so hard to lose.) Also, since I will be self-pay I want to know that it will be worth the money.