Ok Banded pro's this is my first time posting , I would like to know if n e 1 has been banded in columbus, ohio at the Mt. Carmel hospital and if so how was your experience? I have just sent in my first set of paper work to be approve by their Dr. Also they are charging $300.00 for administrator fee (paper pushing to the Ins.), not to mention I will have to spend another $200.00 for their nutritionist and this $500.00 is not covered by my insurance:faint: . Are fee's normal? I was just wondering because I feel as much as the surgery cost, these things should be included! N E help would be nice

Sue, That's what my insurance (Principal) requires. I would say you're better off contacting your insurance provider and asking them for a list of requirements that need to be met. That's what I did after Barix sent me their requirements. I wanted to be double sure with no misunderstandings.

Don't get yourself worked up until you find out from them what they require.

Good luck, and let me know what they say.

OK, here's the scoop. My insurance (BCBS) only requires that I be enrolled in the class...Charlene says that it is a requirement of the bariatric program that I take a class first. I'm guessing that is so if insurance denies your claim you can't ask for a refund! Getting my pantys in a bunch is what I do best TM.:eek: well on the bright side...only 10 more days till my class then she will submit to insurance.....then I will wait some more...:faint:

I am so thankful for this group! You guys help me keep what little sanity I have left!:waytogo:

Hang in there Sue . I know the frustration is hard sometimes. I have been waiting forever it seems, and I'm just now seeing an end in sight, even though its 5 more months .... it is an end. I started this process in April and started making myself CRAZY. I finally had to stop and say to myself "it is gonna happen, maybe not in my time, but it will happen for me too"

I think you and I should start a count down.

Sue.....9 days till 1st class:whoo:

Ang.....2 classes down...5 more to go:clap2:

Hang in there hon, we will get through this.

TM I like the count down, what a good idea!:bounce:

I have been browsing the other boards and they are talking about a fill solution that works better then saline. It's called Omnipaque, supposed to be thicker and work better and longer. Have any of you heard anything about it?:cry

for some reason i dont get notified when there is a new post.

so you guys have been quite active lately. i have to catch up.

i see you figured out the ticker!!! now i will really be embarrassed if i cant figure it out.

well, that didnt work!!!

i feel like a real technoboob!!!

i dont know, it seems to past okay in the "quick reply" box but it changes to a website when i make the post.

oh well, i guess i am just doomed to be tickerless.

Deb, I think I know what your problem might be. It looks like you might be pasting it somewhere else. Mine did that at first when I pasted it on my MS works word processor. Try pasting the image not the web address. Thats what I did. I know I will have to go in and edit my ticker and repaste it, but oh well..... Hope that helps

Sue.....7 days till 1st class

Ang.....2 classes down...5 more to go

:bananapowerslide:This is us doing the insurance dance.

(its really not that pretty when you see it in real life LOL)

I hope everyone enjoys the holiday. I'm not going to do much of anything today. My husband has to work, so I will be catching up on some much needed house cleaning . I love it when I'm alone in the house and can actually accomplish something.

I hope you all have a blessed day.

eventhough i had to work yesterday, i am off today.

i dont have any plans either. i may go to catherines, they are having a sale. i am loving buying all these new clothes.

on saturday i bought 6 pairs of shoes down at jeffersonville mall. I have really big feet (size 12) and when i see shoes i have to buy them. and for the last year all i could wear were clogs. my feet were swelling so bad. now my feet arent swelling and i am hoping i can wear regular shoes!!!

LadyQT--you asked about fills. I think they only gave me half a cc, because i was steadily losing weight. at first i noticed a difference but now i dont. i go back on the 20th. I am not sure i want any more right now.

as long as i am consistently losing a pound or two a week, i am happy. i can eat whatever i want and i have no problems.

i talked to charlene and she transferred me to someone in billing. that person said it was resubmitted to the insurance. so i gotta call them again.

if this doesnt work, i promise i will just give up

Happy Labor Day! I too worked yesterday, so..... in Honer of today I have decided to do NO labor.

Deb good job you got your ticker! I went into my profile where you edit your signature and pasted mine there, I couldn't make it stick here. Have fun shopping.:eek: I can't wait to get my band so I can buy new clothes. I refuse to buy anything new till it can be a smaller size and I am getting raggidy looking so they need to hurry up or my butt will be hanging out!:heh:

TM if we do that dance often enough we wont need the band!!

No one responded to my question about the new fill solution!:huytsao

Sue,

you are so right about that dance, we would be thin in just a couple days:).

I have never heard of Omnipaque. I was hoping Deb or Lady Q T would answer :eek:.

i never heard of omnipaque. i pretty sure i just got plain ole saline.

i will have to look it up.

if they say it lasts longer, what does that mean? were does the saline go? dont women have saline breast implants and that saline doesnt absorb or go anywhere, does it

like i said--i gotta look this up.

i didnt go shopping. i went to the Greek festival with my son and DIL.

the meatballs were good!!

I'm gonna try to jump start my weight loss. I know I have at least 5 months to go, but there is no reason for me to be sitting back and packing on the pounds just because I know I'm gonna have WLS.

I have PCOS so the only way I have ever lost weight is to low carb (problem is it came back as soon as I added in a few carbs) This time I wont be able to add in carbs, I will be getting the band.

The dietician said she wants me to start eating like a banded person now as well. She suggested I use a toddler spoon and fork set, and gave me a food diery to keep. She wants me to get at least 63g of protein and limit my calories to 1600.

That is some major protein!!:omg: How are you girls doing that?? I know that shakes have a huge amount, but I am having a hard time picturing how you can eat anything except protein and drink shakes. PLEASE SHARE YOUR SECRETS.

So anywho, just thought I would get a start at moving my ticker over alittle.

Debbie, I'm so glad to see your ticker:bounce:, and its very pretty too. If you find anything out about Omnipaque PLEASE let us know.

Hope you all have a blessed Tuesday! :wave: