Just wanted to stop by and say "Hi". I live in Littleton Colorado and work for the Douglas County Schools in Castle Rock. I have been researching this procedure for quite sometime and feel like now is the time in my life to take control of my weight. I have my first consultation with Dr. Chae on June 7th. I can't wait! I have Cigna and heard they are a real pain to deal with - but I don't have the cash to self pay. So I'll just have to go with the Cigna flow I guess!

Just as a side topic - my mother in law is flying in tonight and I am not happy about it at all - when I'm not happy I want to eat eat eat eat!:nervous

Talk to you soon!

I hear you......I will say a prayer for you about your insurance....I just got my lapband approved and went through a bunch of _ _ _ _ before I got approved. I definitely could not afford to self pay. I get my band on May 24th.....and I can hardly wait. Good luck and let us know how you are coming along. There are alot of people on this forum with tons of experience to share.....stay close and continue to read....it is the best way to become informed.

Lori Ann

Lori Ann

Welcome to LBT! Good luck and keep us posted!

Hi! I am also in Colorado--in Pueblo--welcome and good luck with your band and your mother-in-law! I guess I am lucky because I absolutely love my in-laws. They are just the nicest people you could ever meet. I actually look forward to their visits cuz when they're here, I don't have to cook or clean--they do everything! My husband usually takes the week off when they come, but I always have to work, so I always come home to dinner and a clean house! They are awesome.

Well, I hope Cigna doesn't make it too difficult for you--I had to pay up front, and am now trying to get reimbursed from my insurance, and it has been a nightmare! They have screwed everything up from the start. It has been 6 months, and I have only gotten back $910 for the anesthesia portion, and they sent that check to the doctor instead of me, and I had to wait for them to send it to me. Its just a big mess, but they had said it would be covered before I had the surgery. My surgeon will not bill insurance anymore because he has had so many problems getting paid--now I know why! So, I had to pay everything up front and am now waiting, waiting, waiting for reimbursement. Good luck with your journey!

Hi! I am in Douglas County, too. I saw Dr. Chae on July 17th. I have been on this journey since February and have jumped through all of Cigna's hoops...only to have my doctor (Dr. Melniczek) tell me he was moving to another state. So...I started again with Dr. Chae. Here I go...back through another nutritional counseling. Hopefully, I won't have to go through another psych eval...because this process have made me crazy...:-) Good luck and keep in touch.