helensmith

how long did it take for you to get the date?

:cool: I finally did it, I made the call after searching and reading up on surgerys :sick i did it , I went to my Oreintation last week at the hospital, and found it quite interesting, I was full of questions and had my application ready for her, how ever i had to do a insurance verification call which pesimist i am was surprised I am covered, and do not need a wait list for weight loss, just the nessary requirements of body mass and so on, which i qualify. I am only 5'2" and weighing in at a hefty 213 when i went to oreintation, after listening to them saying i would have to loose some weight i have already lost 2 lbs:clap2: . I emailed the nurse and insurance rep. at the hosp. and have talked to my doc which again i though i would have problems but he was all for it says it should help with diabetic problems and with the pain in leggs, and cholesterol. so I emailed again and told the np that and am waiting for a apt for doc and food doc, and with the phys, still have two more seminars as well. This is not going to be easy, reading and hearing the problems im not so sure will come back when i hear from the hospital for apt with docs. :cry :violin: :pray: for me

I finally did it, I made the call after searching and reading up on surgerys :sick i did it , I went to my Oreintation last week at the hospital, and found it quite interesting, I was full of questions and had my application ready for her, how ever i had to do a insurance verification call which pesimist i am was surprised I am covered, and do not need a wait list for weight loss, just the nessary requirements of body mass and so on, which i qualify. I am only 5'2" and weighing in at a hefty 213 when i went to oreintation, after listening to them saying i would have to loose some weight i have already lost 2 lbs:clap2: . I emailed the nurse and insurance rep. at the hosp. and have talked to my doc which again i though i would have problems but he was all for it says it should help with diabetic problems and with the pain in leggs, and cholesterol. so I emailed again and told the np that and am waiting for a apt for doc and food doc, and with the phys, still have two more seminars as well. This is not going to be easy, reading and hearing the problems im not so sure will come back when i hear from the hospital for apt with docs. :cry :violin: :pray: for me

yes i have already talked to my insurance company and they dont have a waiting period , and i fall into the requirements they ask, they dont have any amount of time spent dieting supervised either, which i do have i am prepared, i filled out the insurance verification while talking to the woman, and so far i am just waiting for the docs employees to verify the insurance and set me with apt for doc and nutricionalst sorry i cant spell to good in morning lol. :notagree i am just praying :pray: that i am a canidate for the surgery with all the previous operations, which do you guys think is the best of the two operations? gastric bypass or the lap band , i dont care of looseing so fast just loosing and feeling better. i want this done before my insurance changes should i tell them that? thanks again you new freind :nervous helen

I am just 50 and diabetic, both knees need operated on back problems andi am tired of the diets, i have been reading so much on this board on lap band im getting frightened. I dont think i am a canidate for gastric because of my previous operations. I was looking forward , my insurance ok' d it so did the doc now how long much more must i wait till the process begins i went to oreintation, and have filled out the application, I am anxious, and frightened. can some one tell me how much longer i got and what i can expect. thank you desperate for answers Helen:think