stephmccurley

I have a few Protein mixes that I have stocked up on and this weekend I am going to stock up on liquid needs. Thanks for your reply! I just wish the nerves weren't so bad hahaha.

I am going in for my consultation on Feb 4th and from there I should be scheduling my surgery and starting pre-op diet. I am paying out of pocket everything is going really fast. I have been trying to get this surgery done for 4 years now and have never been this close. So the anxiety is setting in hard core. What did you do to deal with the anxiety/jitters? Part of me is still in shock that I am actually this close but the other part of me seems to be going haywire lol. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

I am still pre-op but I would talk to your surgeon and see what he says.

Thank you for your response. True results did tell me that they were doing 1 year of after care but that would cost me about 100 dollars in gas round trip from where I am (closest true results is in Dallas) And after speaking with someone at weight wise they said my after care can be billed to my insurance even though the surgery cannot. And even if for some reason that doesn't work the post op visits are only around 150 so my husband and I decided that we would rather pay a little more to have a surgeon that is only 45 minutes away. But I do appreciate all the replies

Everything that I have read is that you should do liquids for 24-48 hrs then mushies again for a little bit then solids so you can ease your way back in. I am still pre-op, but this is what the packet my surgeon gave me says.

Well after doing some research I found that there is a place called Weight Wise in Edmond that is having a special for cash pay for the lap band. So I contacted them and did the online seminar and will be meeting with the surgeon soon for a consultation. I think this may be a better option but we are going to weigh our options

I don't know what your dr's policies are on caffeine but I drink the 5-hour energy shots. I am still pre-op but I haven't heard anything that my surgeon is against caffeine. Just a suggestion Congrats on your success!

I would like to look up the magazine article too! Kudos to you on all your accomplishments. Hope to be there myself someday

Parisshel the receptionist I just talked to a true results said they would not offer the sleeve as a cash pay option because of the complications that can occur. THAT made up my mind right there! She said bleeding and popped stitches and that they wanted their patients to have insurance standing behind them because you never know how much that can cost. Well I didn't need to hear anymore! I am thinking that true results will be a better fit for my situation because I will be out of town and they include a year of post op visits and that is anytime I need to come in. Unlike BSC Dallas that has 1 year post op but its only their scheduled visits. I am definitely glad I decided to post about this!

Nanu - I called them and spoke to a wonderful lady that was very helpful. I am waiting to hear back from the billing department for more information. Thank you so much for the heads up. Congrats on the weight loss.

I love this idea!!!!! Thank you for sharing! :-)

I a in the same boat. Sleeve or band. I wish you the best of luck!

Don't know who is doing your surgery' date=' but I had mine done at TrueResults inRichardson and am very happy. Most doctors I researched in Dallas were all very competent. Good luck![/quote']

I will look into them. Do you know how much it would be for cash pay? Thank you for the reply!

I have posted before a few years ago when I was trying for insurance approval and I was denied. But now my husband and I have decided to pay out of pocket for the surgery. I have been set on the lap band for 4 years now and have worked VERY hard just to get this far and I am looking at having surgery end of Feb or early March. But I talked to the receptionist at the surgeons office, which is in Dallas, and she said that the only advice she could give me is that the surgeon will try to talk me into having the sleeve instead of lap band. And when I asked her why she said "because he is taking out more bands than he is putting in now."

So of course that got my nerves going. I have researched the good, the bad, and the ugly for this surgery and I feel like I can still be a success story. And seeing as how the sleeve is 3000 more that is not an option anyway. But I am nervous now that he won't want to do the surgery for me. I am now more nervous than ever! What do I do?!

Luckily my surgeon has a 8 chapter packet (book lol) detailing everything he expects and what the diets will be like in all the phases. Pre-op/Post-op liquids, soft/mushies phase and regular diet phase. And it also has exercises, food, and even suggestions for multi-vitamins and Protein Shakes. I was so very impressed when I went through it the first time. I have been reading through it for days now. The reason I posted my question is because it does not have any information about pre-op testing that would be required. I know with my last insurance company they wanted 6 months of diet and exercise meetings with dietitians, therapy, sleep studies, and a whole laundry list of other things that I would have to pay out of pocket and so I didn't know if any surgeons out there would want that too? But now that I have this packet I know what he expects and I am very hopeful!!!! But thank you for all who replied.

So excited for you! Congrats on your surgery date. I wish you the best of luck!

I was right where you were and although it seems far out it truly goes by fast!!

I hope it does! Congrats on the approval. I look forward to your updates

Where are you from/who did your surgery? My surgeon is 3 hours south of me in Dallas and he also includes first year of fills in cash price

I have been battling with the insurance company for 3 years now and finally decided that I was D-O-N-E with all that and my husband and I have figured out a way to get it done as a cash pay. I'm sure there are a lot of you out there that paid for the surgery yourselves and I want to hear from you! What did your doctor want you to do pre-op? Anything that you did on your own to prepare? I am still about 6 months out before we have all we need for payment. Just curious

Congrats to all you August bandsters! I am still about 6 months out (FINALLY) haha. Wish you all the best of luck

Ok so it has been a long while since I posted this question and I wanted to give a quick update. Husband got the promotion. Bariatric treatments of any kind are excluded so we are going to do a self pay option at the beginning of next year in Dallas! Thanks for everyone who responded.

I have also chosen the lap band. I am just starting my process even tho I have been trying for 2.5 years. I wish you luck. I would go to youtube and look for bandedwendy or skymoon1982 and watch their videos. They are amazing. You can also find them on Facebook

That is such good news BlueTattoo. My husband just got a promotion and we now have blue cross blue shield of OK so we will know very shortly if it is covered. So if all goes well I can be banded by the end of the year!

Look for skymoon1982 or bandedwendy on youtube. They have been such a help to me! Ive watched all their videos and they have amazing stories!! They give so much information and really tell it how it is, the good the bad and the ugly! Im sure they will help you as much as they have helped me! Good luck and remember surgery day is the first day of the rest of your life! Enjoy it with your family

I was on mine too for my last 2 surgeries. The first one I was mortified and actually crying pre-op because I had to have a catheter put in. The LapBand surgery I didn't need a catheter so they just give a monstrosity of a pad and these funky underwear to put on.

They've seen worse.

I would have probably cried too! But I really hope they dont schedule mine around my monthly! Its going to be hard enough being naked in front of a room full of strangers!!!