II found a doctor who performs the gastricsleeve in Colorado Springs and was wondering if anyone else has had theirs done there. II have my first consultation with the Dr. Fisher in April. Its far from where I live but he's the only one I could find in my insurance network.

Hi, I don't know much about Fisher or Colorado Surgical Associates, but I'm in Pueblo and having mine done through Dr. Snyder in Denver (www.denverbariatrics.com). I researched around a bit and he seemed to be the best, with reasonable prices. Upon researching a little more, I saw somewhere that his surgical center (Rose Medical) was also the only one with a rating of excellence in the state of Colorado.

Greetings from a fellow Coloradan and feel free to friend me or ask me any questions.

@@Skywalker, it's so nice to meet someone from Colorado. I'm new to this whole process but so excited to find out that my insurance policy covers the gastric sleeve. I'm in Durango and had to find a Dr in my network and Dr Fisher was the closest to me in network. Dr Snyder looks to be excellent as well. I have a $3000 deductible and the new calendar year for my insurance starts unfortunately in April of next year. So I set my first appointment for April 6th. I hate having to wait but it is what it is. When are you having your surgery?

Scarlett,

Actually I'm having my surgery in 11 days. Wow, we're right at the end of this wait, huh? It still hasn't hit me yet.

I went on Colorado Medicaid earlier this year, and as I predicted, it didn't give me too many problems. 6 month diet/supervision, and they approved me within a couple days. I'm ever so grateful I have decent insurance (especially at my income level) that works with me.

Skywalker,

Wow! 11 days...you must be excited. I'm happy that Medicaid is paying for your surgery. I've actually been wanting this done for 8 years but have not had the means until my hubby got a new job with a good insurance plan. I'm eager to get started and hate waiting till April for my first appointment. But I guess I've waited 8 years, what's another few months, right? lol Since I'm in Durango I'm wondering how often I will have to travel there once I have the initial visit. I wonder if I could do my weigh in and meet with the dietician here. I guess I will find out in April.

I guess the good thing is you have plenty of time to get your ducks in a row. The only two insurances I have available to me were Medicaid and Veterans Administration (which is truly awful and denies everything they can). I'm glad the Medicaid goes along smoothly with most requests and fortunate to be able to have it. The last time I had private insurance was when my husband had his job with the State of California, but my weight wasn't really bad then. We've been stuck in kind of a low income/no job struggle since then....I'm sure the stress played a factor in my weight :-(

Well good luck with everything and keep me posted! =)