I am in the Tri cities butbhaving surgery in Spokane. Anyone near me?

Hi, I'm in west seattle.. Alki area. I have group health. I'm 23 years old. My current bmi is 43 and I am waiting for a yes from my doctors.

Anyone else with group Heath or know any one who is? GH is being quiet difficult.. Not impossible but deffinetly difficult.

Hi, I'm in west seattle.. Alki area. I have group health. I'm 23 years old. My current bmi is 43 and I am waiting for a yes from my doctors. Anyone else with group Heath or know any one who is? GH is being quiet difficult.. Not impossible but deffinetly difficult.

I had group health with a plan that specifically wouldn't cover any bariatric surgeries... not very helpful, sadly. It was a county employee plan. I had to private pay, ultimately. Sounds like you have a better plan - hope you were approved!!

I had group health with a plan that specifically wouldn't cover any bariatric surgeries... not very helpful, sadly. It was a county employee plan. I had to private pay, ultimately. Sounds like you have a better plan - hope you were approved!!

It is covered but under strict rules, most of which I am covered on. It's a close but no cigar sorta situation. The one thing I don't have is the one thing I'm trying to avoid by using the surgery as a tool.

Very annoying. Still waiting to hear back.

Hello everybody! I'm from the Arlington area, new to the boards, which are awesome btw. I'm having surgery on the 24th this month with Dr Landerholm. I'm kinda nervous but ready.

Go Sehawks!

Hi Millergirl - welcome.

Dr Landerholm and team are the best - take advantage of all the education and support there, they are wonderful! Good luck to you!

I was sleeved on July 10, 2013. Dr. Landerholm and his staff are AWESOME!!!! Tons of support and education. They are all very supportive and understanding. Good luck !!!

Thanks a bunch, sounds like Dr. Landerholm is a great choice

I am consulting with Dr Landerholm on Thursday, May I ask are you selfpay? If you are, do you know if they use BLIS or a similar self pay complication insurance policy?

I am not a self pay, sorry. I can't imagine what it would cost without insurance! But on the other hand we'll do what's necessary to finally be the healthier person we want to be :-)

This time tomorrow I will be sleeved! Feeling kinds scared but I'm super excited! I hope Dr. Landerholm takes as good care if me as the others on here that have seen him too :-)

How are you feeling? I had to stay overnight due to my (now cured!) sleep apnea and loved the TLC I got there!

This time tomorrow I will be sleeved! Feeling kinds scared but I'm super excited! I hope Dr. Landerholm takes as good care if me as the others on here that have seen him too :-)

I'm feeling pretty good, they fixed my hernia too, now I'm all full of staples! Lol, it's been kinda hard to get the Fluid amount bc every time I take a sip my tummy cramps up real bad, they said its normal though.

That's great that it cured your sleep apnea! How are you feeling now?

Well, I am over 2 years out and feel just amazing! I lost more than half my body weight so I have truly transformed. Click on my profile to see before and afters...

I am very grateful to Dr Landerholm and PSSC - they helped me change my life!

Now, those first days and weeks are tough. sip...sip...sip... and remember it gets so much better!

I didn't see any profile pics, maybe I'm not going to the right spot or something or maybe I'm just pain meds lol.

People who use the mobile apps miss out on photos and all the info in the signature lines, it is too bad really as there is a lot of content there among the "vets".

A before photo from fall of 2011... i was in the 310 or maybe more range

This was taken in early Feb 2014 - i weighed about 148-150