well i go see the surgeon tomorrow its my first consult with him, I'm very nervous, kinda like a job interview, i feel like i need to make a good impression or hes gonna throw me out the door. anyone else feel this way when they saw the surgeon for the first time, :tea:

Hi...My first appmnt w/ the surgeon is on Monday and I'm a bit nervous, too.

I did all the pre-testing and had the results sent to him and I'm afraid something will come up that I hadn't known about and he won't be able to do the band. They did come up w/ a hiatal hernia, but I've been told that is fairly common.

Also, I'm a self-pay for the band. So, let's say the surgeon says that he needs to fix the hernia. Since my health insurance WOULD cover that, what do I say?...Do the band now and we'll got into the hernia later?

Does anyone know if health insurance will pay for the part they will cover while they are in there placing the band? How would something like this be filed? Has anyone had experience w/ this?

Very confusing..........But I AM going to have this done!

Best wishes with your appointment. I'm sure it will go well.

well to me it seems like your insurance would cover the hernia surgery as long as the surgeon is qualified, but im not sure.

well i go see the surgeon tomorrow its my first consult with him, I'm very nervous, kinda like a job interview, i feel like i need to make a good impression or hes gonna throw me out the door. anyone else feel this way when they saw the surgeon for the first time, :tea:

Danie,

I felt like the job interview was for the surgeon, not for me. That said, I think a LOT of people feel like you do! My surgeon requires that new patients bring a spouse/friend to the consult with them because --in his words-- you're usually so nervous and all you care about is hearing that, yes, you can have the band. So, you're definitely not alone.

If you think it'll help your nerves, type out your list of questions and bring a copy for the doctor. He'll be glad to see you're serious about the process and it'll make sure you get all your questions answered, even if you're nervous.

Good luck!

hey thats a good idea i will work on my list of questions, although ive learned so much from being on this site, but your right all i wanna hear is yes he thinks im a good cantidate ...

I felt the real interview came from the pyschiatrist, as well it should. I was interested in my surgeon I think even more so than he was in me. I wanted to be sure I liked him, and one look at his jolly face and I knew I would....and I did. I think he is wonderful, as I'm sure many of us think our surgeons are. When I met with him I had been approved for the surgery, so meeting him was simply the icing on the cake. Anesthesiology, nurtrition and the surgeon were all met in the same day and all went well, except for the constant delays in my surgery that were no fault of his. These were things that happened unexpectantly to me. Good luck and don't be nervous.

well i go see the surgeon tomorrow its my first consult with him, I'm very nervous, kinda like a job interview, i feel like i need to make a good impression or hes gonna throw me out the door. anyone else feel this way when they saw the surgeon for the first time, :tea:

LOL-I didn't, but only because he banded my DH and I knew him. But I can understand, it's something we all want, and the surgeon has the power to grant it or not.