:help:Hello Everyone,

I am newby on this site. For a year i've been wanting to this surgery.

My doctor just tells me to loose weight on my own... I am 250lbs 5'4 and have been overweight 10+.

How do you get your doctor to approve this surgery? What are the first steps..

by the way I have Healthnet HMO

Are you going to a baratric doctor or just your pcp?

:help:Hello Everyone,

I am newby on this site. For a year i've been wanting to this surgery.

My doctor just tells me to loose weight on my own... I am 250lbs 5'4 and have been overweight 10+.

How do you get your doctor to approve this surgery? What are the first steps..

by the way I have Healthnet HMO

You have to get a referral right - cuz you have an hmo - and this is your pcp that's tellling you to lose weight - imho your doc is assh*le.

I was 250 and am 5'4 too when I met with the surgeon, but I have a ppo - so i went directly to the surgeon in my book - can you change pcp docs to someone who is more understanding -

Hi, I got my HMO to approve it but I had to have the referral from my general Dr. and he had to relate it ti my health issues. It took a while (2 years) but all I had to pay was $500 in the end! I have hyper tension and other issues because of weight. I also had to prove that I have tried to lose weight and was not able to keep it off. Also I was getting depressed about my weight.

Godd luck and I hope it all works out!

thank you for your response..

how long have you had the band for?

I am going to a PCP