Went to my information seminar today and found out that BC/BS of Kansas does not cover any kind of weight loss surgery what so ever. It's going to take me a long time to save up that kind of money.

I'm sorry to hear that.

There are other options, like mexico, or care credit/medical loans. The interest rates are high from what I understand but it's an option to look at.

Thank you both. I'm not giving up but it will take me awhile to figure out what I can do. I was just so ready to get going on this...just one more hurdle I guess.

Hang in there welittle1 ... Where there's a will, there's a way! It'll happen for you... Good luck!

I'm sorry.

Just read a post where someone found $8000 self pay in the US by very well kniwn doctor and they were using some sort of financing.

It was a post by futureskinnypants

Thanks everyone for the concern and suggestions...I'm not giving up on this..it's my life we are talking about. I will have to look up that post from futureskinnypants.

Good luck- you deserve this. Keep looking for options!

His name is Dr Morris Washington in Conway SC... Coastal Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery. I have my surgery April 25th so if you have any questions just ask! His staff is wonderful and so helpful! Good Luck!!

Thank you all...I don't think I would be able to travel out of state because I couldn't take that kind of time off work and just the expense from the surgery is going to be all I can handle, let alone travel expenses as well. But you never know....things happen for a reason and it will be my day soon.

I wish you the best of luck in finding a way to surgery. In the meantime, there is nothing stopping you from making the changes you'll need to make with the surgery now I've been doing to same in order to get myself into the mindset and I haven't even gotten to the "supervised diet" portion of my wait, but have been losing. Nothing wrong with trying

I agree missmeow....I'm on weight watchers and have lost 3.2 lbs so far...not much but that's 3 lbs gone. Going to stick that way it less I will have to loose later and it will make my surgery a little easier I think. Good luck to you as well!

Oh hey hey hey! My name was mentioned lol... Welittle1- congrats on the 6.8 lbs with WW. It's a fantastic program. I lost about 40 lbs with it last year...i've since gained it back but i guess thats my own fault. The 8k was a promotional type of deal. They needed to be accreditted as a center of excellence so he needed surgeries..he's actually from up here in NJ and moved down there when they recruited him. It's a 12 day stay (mon & tues are appt days, weds is surgery....and your released from the hospital friday if all is well....hang out for the rest of the next week, and thursday you go for an appt. then your free to go) The 8k price is over now, It was done about 2 weeks after i made my appt. . I hear the price now is 18500 but i feel 110% comfy with dr. washington and his crew. They are all wonderful , so ya never know....if you ever want to get it...i recommend them...and hey you get a 12 day vacation lol. I'm taking off 14 whole days! wooo hoooo! good luck with your continueing success with ww!

there is a surgeon in New Iberia, Louisiana that does it for $9800. I can't remember his name!! google it and you'll probably come across it. I was going to use him, but ended up getting insurance that covered it, so going closer to home now.