Hi everyone... I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Miranda and I am from Texas. I saw Dr. Marsden on 1-7-08 and was getting ready to start my six month diet but I really don't want to go through all the mess with insurance. I am very healthy but for being overweight so I figure it will be very hard to get approval from Cigna eventhough I am at 41 BMI.. I don't want to waste six months to be denied. So I started looking at around and found a Dr. in Dallas who will do it for 9500 cash price. It includes 4 fills. So that is what I want to do. I go in on the 29th of Jan and was told I could have Surgery within 3 week of the first visit. I can't wait. I look forward to getting to know everyone here!!!

Wow Miranda! That's great! I'm also doing self pay and glad I'm not having to suffer through the insurance hoops. My surgery is on Feb 7th and it can't get here soon enough!

Good luck!

I'm from Texas and the DFW area too!

Which doctor is doing 9500??? That's not bad at all~!

It a great price but in only last through Feb 29th and you fave to pay cash.

Heres the website for Dr. James A. Davidson

Weight Loss Surgery Gastric Bypass LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Band Dallas Home Page

There is another Dr too his name is Dr. Barker but I don't have his website. The seugery is done at Vista Hospital in Dallas. Hope this helps.

Welcome Miranda!

I too am a self-pay, for $9950. My insurance has a WLS exclusion. I am going out of state so that doesn't include flight, hotel, et cetera. But it does include aftercare and fills for a period of time.

I hope you can get a February date too.

My surgeon, Dave Melniczek in Denver Colorado also does surgery for 10K. He's just starting out with the Lap Band surgeries after doing the Gastric Bypass surgery for years, so he has to start out less expensive. He doesn't have a huge patient load, so he's more accessible, (I have his cell number) and he promises great after care with 6 fills in the first year. (The first three months of fills are included in the price.) Anyway, just thought I'd put that out there. Although in this forum, most of us probably already have our surgeons, don't we? I'm so glad to finally know when the surgery will be (2-4 or 2-5) and to be part of this group.

Yay for you!