The first doctor I went to became completely unsupportive when his office found out that my UHC policy requires a BMI of 40+. I have a BMI of 37 with two co-morbidities so I know I will eventually be able to get approved. Even my HR department just said "send in a letter of medical necessity and it will go through." So anyway, I'm hoping to find a Dr. whose office staff is ready for a little fight and doesn't panic when things aren't going to go super easy!!

I've read good things about Dr. Ferrari on another site, but haven't seen too much about him on here and I have come to really trust/appreciate everyone's opinions on here!

Any info would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Did you end up going to Dr. Ferrari? I had a consult with him yesterday and am looking for feedback from people!

Yes, I did go to Dr. Ferrari, but I ended up getting gastric bypass instead of Lapband. He is great! He's not the most talkative fellow out there, but he is an extremely good surgeon and his follow-up care is great. Any questions/problems I have had have been immediately answered. I also had to have my gallbladder removed last month and he took it out the day after I went into the ER instead of having me leave the ER and schedule the surgery (which can take weeks and when you are having gallbladder attacks weeks can feel like months!). Good luck in your decision making!!

Also, he has lots of patients over on obesityhelp.com and there are a lot of quotes from his former patients on his profile there.

My mail lady had the surgery with him and loved him. He is out of network on my insurance.