I'm in the Orlando area and haven't met anyone who's been sleeved around here.had my surgery with dr Jawad this past July.

I sometimes think I'm from Orlando because of being there so much, (outlets and theme parks), but I'm from Dade City. I am sure some Orlanders will chime in.

I know there definitely have to be some!

I'm from Orlando. Having my surgery feb 18th in Mexico.... Insurance denied me and I'm not going thru another 6mos of waiting to be denied again.... I'm hoping to get dr jawad to take me on as a post op patient since my previous dr will not.

I'm in orlando just starting the process... worried because we just moved and my prev pcp retired hoping this new doc wont want me to do another 6+ months of supervised diet. I really hope he can look at my records and decide this is necessary for me.

I live in Cocoa,Fl and I'm 6 days post op. I'm doing great and really looking forward to life with my new sleeve.

Hi! I'm new on here and saw your post. I'm in Orlando and am just starting the process. I had gone to Dr. Jawad's info seminar about 3 years ago. But at that time my insurance didn't cover bariatric surgery. So I stopped the process. I currently have different insurance and am hoping that things have changed. I've been looking at lots of different options. One Dr's office contacted me and told me that my insurance will pay for surgery after of course passing the requirements...but have since been unable to follow up with anyone at that office. Did you use insurance? Did you enjoy your experience with Dr. Jawad? Any pointers for a newbie that doesn't know which direction to go anymore?? I'm desperate to have this surgery done but am afraid I'm going to be turned down by insurance again.

I will be relocating to the Orlando area at the end of June. I am planning to get sleeved at Celebration Hospital by Dr. Kim. I will be self pay as my insurance sucks and will not pay for any of it. I am hoping to be sleeved by the end of the year, hopefully earlier, all depends on my home builder as I would like to be settled into the new house before having to recover from surgery.

Lexfl, are you in Ocala? I looked into jawad but couldn't afford him. I perked up when I read the name though.

I am in Orlando so I did everything through his Orlando office and ORMC but same doctor I was fortunate enough that my insurance covered it.

A few of us March 2013 sleevers want to do an Orlando meetup this summer (I'm 2 hours away), so PM me and I will let you know where and when