Newbie from Georgia

allykat · January 16, 2008

I had no questions other than the price of fills...lol. I knew some charged around $200, and he may do that for people who are not his original patients. I have researched this for a year, so I could have probably given the seminar! LOL! This site, especially, has been helpful.

So now I am patiently waiting for 9 am when his office is open so that I can make my appointment. I did find out out that I can use someone of my choosing for the psych eval and nutritionist consult, so that helps. I really don't want to drive to Tallahassee for those. I work with a psychologist, so I plan to talk to her. I really didn't want to tell anyone about this, but I think I can trust her!

Waaaa! I just called for my appt. and it isn't until 2/14! Don't they know I wanted this yesterday? I wonder if I can get the psych eval and nutritionist visit over with while I wait?

kudo · January 16, 2008

I lost a lot of weight really fast to begin with. I probably lost over 20 lbs the first two weeks, but believe me, it has really slowed down. I've actually hit a plateau and haven't lost hardly anything in a month. It's so depressing, but hopefully it will pass soon.

It will pass. dont get discourged

georgia girl · January 16, 2008

Thanks for the encouragement Kudo!

Allykat,

It will be worth the wait! I t definitely may speed things up if you could get those appt taken care of. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

allykat · January 16, 2008

When I spoke to my coworker today, who is a licensed professional counselor, she agreed to write my letter for me. She knows I am the type to not do something like this without lots of thought and research and she knows I'm emotionally stable...lol - most of the time!:smile:

I've left a call for the nutritionist to call me, so I'll take care of that and have everything out of the way before my appt. I'm hoping I can go on the 14th and get approval pretty quick after that. I'm very busy at work April - May, so I'm hoping, as unlikely as it may be, for a late March date. Doesn't hurt to try!

4jin · January 18, 2008

:party:

APPROVED!!

Exactly on the 30th day 1/17/08!!!!!

BC/BS BlueChoice POS

georgia girl · January 18, 2008

Congratulations 4jin! I know you feel relieved now! So what's your next step?

georgia girl · January 18, 2008

Well, guys...........I think I finally got past my plateau! I've dropped 3 lbs since Monday and I am soooo excited. Late night snacking is a real problem for me, so I've cut that out completely and also bumped up my exercise. I also started taking Actos plus Metformin on Monday, so maybe that has helped some.

4jin · January 18, 2008

I received a call from the surgeon's office. She will be calling me next week to schedule the dietician appt, another doc consult and anesthesiologist pre-op something or the other....

So it looks like I will be a February bandster.

georgia girl · January 19, 2008

I received a call from the surgeon's office. She will be calling me next week to schedule the dietician appt, another doc consult and anesthesiologist pre-op something or the other....
So it looks like I will be a February bandster.

That's great to hear! You'll be banded before you know it. Let us know how everything is going!

allykat · January 19, 2008

Awesome news about your surgery being scheduled soon.

I've hit a roadbock. Now that I know my insurance has an exclusion clause, I'm at square one with trying to decide what route to take. The good news is that I can then use the first pick I had (Dr. Bagnato) rather than Dr. Crooms in Tallahassee. The bag news is that I'm self pay now. YUCK! I'm checking into options on how exactly to pay for it. My husband is against a second mortgage and we are actually closing on a refi next week. Is Care Credit a reputable company?

georgia girl · January 20, 2008

Awesome news about your surgery being scheduled soon.
I've hit a roadbock. Now that I know my insurance has an exclusion clause, I'm at square one with trying to decide what route to take. The good news is that I can then use the first pick I had (Dr. Bagnato) rather than Dr. Crooms in Tallahassee. The bag news is that I'm self pay now. YUCK! I'm checking into options on how exactly to pay for it. My husband is against a second mortgage and we are actually closing on a refi next week. Is Care Credit a reputable company?

Hey allykat!

I'm not familiar with Care Credit, so I can't help you on that part. I can tell you that I love Dr. Bagnato and all of his staff. They have been so great. Where are you from, if you don't mind me asking? I will be praying that you find the resources you need to make this happen. Please keep up posted and God bless!

renewedhope · January 20, 2008

Care Credit is reputable. I have used them in the past. When I used them they had a no interest for a year option, so that was pretty cool. I was very pleased with them.

allykat · January 20, 2008

Georgia Girl, I'm from Thomasville. Thanks for the kind words. I'll probably set up an appointment with Dr. Bagnato soon.

georgia girl · January 21, 2008

Georgia Girl, I'm from Thomasville. Thanks for the kind words. I'll probably set up an appointment with Dr. Bagnato soon.

That's great allykat! Like I said, I have nothing but great things to say about them. Let us know how it goes and take care!

kudo · January 21, 2008

I received a call from the surgeon's office. She will be calling me next week to schedule the dietician appt, another doc consult and anesthesiologist pre-op something or the other....
So it looks like I will be a February bandster.

Feburary Is a couple of weeks away.