Hi ! I am new to the forum and am waiting for approval from my insurance for LB surgery. My info was summitted to Humana 6/30. I am going through Jewish Hospital. Anyone from this area? :nervous

Hi,

Not near Cinci, I live near Youngstown, about 5 hours north east of you. I am also waiting for approval from medical mutual and I am getting a little impatient actually! At least with all this time to think about it I know that I'm not acting on impulse!!! haha. I can't wait!

Good luck to you.

Donna

Thanks Donna for the encouragement! Hopefully our insurance approval will be here soon. Keep me posted. See ya, Sherrie

Yep ....... I'm not far from Cincy. I had my surgery done in Tijuana, but have my fills done there in Cincy with Dr. Curry. Okeejoe

I am new to this and from Cincinnati. I had my first appointment today with Dr Curry for a lapband. Now the process begins. I didn't know Jewish did bands.

Good Luck

I'm near the Cleveland area. I had my surgery done at St. VIncent Charity in Cleveland by Dr. Aviv Ben-Meir. Good luck on getting your approvals and welcome to LBT.

Hello! I am from Cincinnati and was banded by Dr. Curry October 2005.

I live in Kentucky but Dr. Curry in Cincinatti does my fills and he is fabulous. I just love him. I've had too and I'm 6 weeks post op. 1.5 first fill and .75 second putting me at 2.25. I think he hit the sweet spot this time, at least for the time being. I had lost 28 pounds and have lost 4 pounds in the last 4 days since my fill. Good luck with your surgery and you can get all the info you will ever need from this web site and Dr. Curry has the mini emmi things that explain everything. They are great to watch.

I live in Northwest Ohio but I am planning to have the procedure done at the Cleveland Clinic. I have started the process and I hope my insurance approves it. Has anyone had the lap band sugery there?

I'm still waiting on insurance approval. The info was sent to Humana 6/30/06. Frustrating

Hi I am 10 months out and have lost 90 pounds. I live near Cincinnati and Dr. Curry did my Lap band. I so happy with him. My wieght loss has slowed down and I am not worried. I have 77n to 87 pounds left to go and I know I will be there next year. This is the best thing I have ever done for myself in my life time and I am 44. God bless you and good luck.

I'm new from Dayton. I will be banded by Dr. Teel at MVH on October 19!:bandit

Hi, I am just getting started on my adventure....I have to do the classes first and then they will send everything to my insurance, which is BC/BS Federal. I was so excited, but then I just found out today that I can't do my first class until Oct 25,and then I will have to do the other 2. THEN they send it to my insurance company. I will be having my band at Kettering or Sycamore Hospital. I like Miami Valley Hospital, my son was born there. Oh well, good luck. And has anyone had BC/BS Federal ?? and how long did it take to have approved?? Thanks. I love this site!

Unfortunately you know the federal system!:faint: I have federal APWU for my secondary and have not heard anything, so I am hoping to hear, otherwise I have to pay my $250 deductible at the time of surgery. Who is your surgeon? I have my physical on the 2nd with Dr. Teel and then my preop and teaching is on the third. I get banded on the 19th.

Keep us informed of your progress in the insurance dept!

Good Luck!

I am new to all of this! But have tried so many different things. I am ready to do this! I need advice badly. I live near Columbus ohio and need a doctor and will probably be self pay, but want to stay in ohio. Any advice on where, how much and financing? I am truly desperate and would appreciate anyones help. I am 43 and 5'5" and weigh 220 lbs.

thanks

Hi Angela143,

I too am new to this. I just started looking up Dr's in my area and then I went to a few FREE seminars. But if I was self pay as you are I would go to as many as I could and see who was the less expensive.... but ALSO look for a good Dr with good references. I have heard that some of them will cut you a break if you are self pay. I am just getting started, with my appointments.. such as Dietcain, Exercise Physiologist and the regular Physiologist...but not until Oct 25th...so I have a while to go before they even send it to my insurance company. So wish me luck, because my daughter and I both are doing it together. And there is no way we can afford to pay for both of us self pay!! I also have tried everthing under the sun to lose weight. I just turned 50 and I am so fed up with being overweight. This is why I want to try something new to lose it. I am not in the best of health and what time I have left I would love to feel good in my own skin. I think it would also help me to feel better with my health too. This is the most important think to me...FEELING GOOD!! Take care and good luck!