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Kelley

By Kelley, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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JASON R    0

JASON R
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cool, so it want be long now until your day comes. it will go by fast aprilapple. i learned alot at the nutrition class. im sorry i didnt get to make it today to the support meeting. i had to work on my autox car. got to get it ready before i have the surgery.

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aprilapple    1

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There was some talk at the meeting this morning about psch evals. I have not been told that I need to do this. Should I be worried? Also, I saw on another thread where people were hit with surprise fees right before surgery. Has this happened to any of the patients here?

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alabamagirl1975    2

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There was some talk at the meeting this morning about psch evals. I have not been told that I need to do this. Should I be worried? Also, I saw on another thread where people were hit with surprise fees right before surgery. Has this happened to any of the patients here?

Hey girl!

I had to have a psych eval because of the meds I was taking. I don't think BCBS makes you have one. I also called St. Vincent's East billing department to find out about up front fees. When I called BCBS this morning they said that since they do not know up front how much the surgery will cost, they can't make me pay a fee or co-pay yet. As soon as I hear from the hospital I will let you all know. :wink2:

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JASON R    0

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i know i had to take a psych eval. and i was told by dr.miles office it was because they want it done not bc/bs. but it was nothing like 4-5 hours long and most of it was paper work and pictures you have to look at. you only take to the doc at the end of the visit.

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alabamagirl1975    2

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Mine was about 3 hours long. Tell me ~ I got writers cramp!

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JASON R    0

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HI MY NAME IS MICHELLE. I WAS BANDED 8-18-08 BY DR. DEWITT IN B'HAM. I'M 36 AND READY TO BE SKINNY!!:cursing:

welcome to our banded group. i hope everything went well for you. :biggrin:

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kaninag    35

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Hey, I see someone else on here was banded by Dr. Black in Anniston. I was banded by Dr. Black as well back in January.

 

 

Kelley: how were your fills with him??!! I had to have several fills because I just wasnt getting any restriction. Most of the time he's been putting in .5cc or 1cc this last time he put in 2cc...I was kinda shocked anyway. Most days are fine but there are some days that I can't eat ANYTHING. I have to see him wed. and my weightloss this time has been GREAT but I'm kinda thinking of an unfill of maybe .5??!!

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hhuckle    0

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Hey Alabama Folks!

 

I live in Fairhope and I had my surgery Sept. 4, 2008 with Dr. Daniel Lane in Mobile. I am down 25lbs so far with about 75 more to go. It is nice to see the difference.

 

Huntley

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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