I've been lurking here for a couple weeks because I was still going thru the tests prior to submittal to the insurance company. Thought I was done except for the psych eval, but hit my first roadblock today. I went to see my PCP yesterday and what I thought might happen, did happen. The people who did my tests did not forward the results to him, only to my surgeon. So, after waiting in his office for over an hour, they finally came in and I gave the nurse everything she needed to know to get the records from my surgeon. They sent the records over pretty quickly, and today I get a call from the sleep lab. They told me my PCP had ordered another sleep study, this time with CPAP applied. Don’t like this one bit, as it means another $453 copay and over $3000 billed to my medical insurance. Guess I’ll endure it. I’m scheduled for the second sleep study Tuesday, March 6. Hopefully will get the approval shortly after that. I’m guessing that I’ll be getting a CPAP too. More to come later…..:Psych eval tomorrow.

wow that sucks! However, we have to do what we have to do to get to a more healthier life style. I am so thankful that my *** gave me the referral. It was the surgeon's office that gave me a hard time. The doc kept giving me to their Physicians Assistant which knew nothing about my case. Thankfully, we got that settled really quick.

It's not a roadblock, just a stepping stone. And, even if you do end up with a CPAP or BiPap machine, you won't have it for long after surgery. I have an appt with my doctor on March 7 to get rid of my BiPap machine. I'm hoping that the same appointment will end my affair with Coumadin as well.

Good luck on your sleep study! Hopefully you'll be getting sleeved quickly!