I'm ready for my banding. My date is 6/18. How is everyone? Anyone banded in NYU Weight Loss Program with Drs. Fielding and Ren?

:biggrin1: Dr ren did my surgery 2 years ago. she is a fantastic and very skilled surgeon. i felt very comfortable with her and her staff. i would highly recommend seeing their NP gaspar for fills. hes the best and really understands his patients. he is also banded. good luck neighbor! im just over the pulaski bridge in greenpoint by the way. drop me a message some time if i can help you along your journey.

hey:

I was wondering if you could help me with something. Thanks for offering. Turns out my insurance denied me on Friday! one business day before my surgery was scheduled. the day was a disaster. My firm ended up getting involved because the surgical coordinator at NYU told me that my doctor did everything right in terms of giving the information needed for my surgery. I don't believe that because every time I went in to see him for the six months, he would only write a little bit of information.

Aetna and my firm ended up on a conference call with me on Friday afternoon and the insurance company claims that they wrote to my doctor and told him exactly what they needed in order to approve. They said they were missing diet information and also BMI index.

my question to you is: do you have Aetna? if so, what exactly needs to be written in terms of diet information and bmi index? is it for the entire time that I've had weight problems and monitored by my doctor. I think he only wrote that I've been on a lo carb diet. I think this entire thing is his fault.

Can you please tell me about what was written on your behalf so that I can have my surgery. I'm afraid that my doctor doesn't fully understand and will mess me up again.

I would appreciate your help.

Thanks!

My email address is Aslin1@aol.com

Thanks again.

Nilsa

I'm ready for my banding. My date is 6/18. How is everyone? Anyone banded in NYU Weight Loss Program with Drs. Fielding and Ren?

I had it done last June 5,2006 @ NYU with Dr. Fielding. I am now down 75 lbs.

Hey Miss Nilsa ,PIPPIMCC & Uneedapete,

So glad to find you all! I am in pre-op phase now at NYU and very nervous, yet excited. All these thoughts crossing my mind-Which Dr shall I choose?-Can I ever eat steak again?-AND........I will look and feel unf---ingbelievable!!!! Funny thing is I was not a big red meat eater before this. Ah, thats me. Tell me I cant have it and I want it.

Enough about me, I would LOVE to hear how life is for you bandsters!!!!!!!!!

THANKS LIGHT ER NYC:whoo: