hey, well i want to start of by saying i am a 33 yr old w/m from southwest Ga. I have been a big guy all my life and am plainly just f*cking tired of it. I started my journey this past saturday by going to a seminar. I am excited, but just having to deal with the insurance company on it is stressful enough. I want this, and i need this done so badly. I have 2 darlling younguns and a very loving wife to think about,..So i have come to the realization that i can't just not worry about it anymore, casue hell it's not going away. I wish sometimes i could be like "I dream of Jeannie" and close my eyes and say "Fat be gone!!",...but thats a pipe dream. I have too much at stake and am too young to be 6 feet under. I have health problems too that can be resolved by following through with this as well,...Sleep Apnea, HBP, hypotyroidism,..just to name a few. Well catch ya'll later and hope to make many new friends on here!!:puke:

Hi there! I was wondering if you are Jody Barfield from Moultrie? I'm from norman park and was just banded on 01-17 by dr. bagnato in albany! Welcome aboard and congrats on starting the journey to a healthier you! Who are you thinking of to do your band?

welcome jmbrfld....good luck on your journey! You will find lots of support on here...you should check out the chat room! I am from Georgia as well and I am 33 years old. We have some things in common. Best of luck to you.

yep thats me alright!!! I went to the seminar that Dr. Bagnato did and i was impressed. He is really knowledgeable about the whole thing and plus he has over 400 of the surgeries under his belt. So holla at me sometime either on here or my email,....jmbarfld@yahoo.com. later!!

hey, well i want to start of by saying i am a 33 yr old w/m from southwest Ga. I have been a big guy all my life and am plainly just f*cking tired of it. I started my journey this past saturday by going to a seminar. I am excited, but just having to deal with the insurance company on it is stressful enough. I want this, and i need this done so badly. I have 2 darlling younguns and a very loving wife to think about,..So i have come to the realization that i can't just not worry about it anymore, casue hell it's not going away. I wish sometimes i could be like "I dream of Jeannie" and close my eyes and say "Fat be gone!!",...but thats a pipe dream. I have too much at stake and am too young to be 6 feet under. I have health problems too that can be resolved by following through with this as well,...Sleep Apnea, HBP, hypotyroidism,..just to name a few. Well catch ya'll later and hope to make many new friends on here!!

Hi! I'm from Moultrie too! I was banded 9-20-07 by Dr. Bagnato. I think he is just wonderful, and his entire staff too! Good luck to you and I hope everything works out for you!

yep thats me alright!!! I went to the seminar that Dr. Bagnato did and i was impressed. He is really knowledgeable about the whole thing and plus he has over 400 of the surgeries under his belt. So holla at me sometime either on here or my email,....jmbarfld@yahoo.com. later!!

Awesome! We have a group on here for ppl banded by DR. BAgnato- Do a search for Bagnato BAndits and you'll find alot of ppl who have been banded by him =)

Just wanted to say welcome to a fellow Georgian -- I hope you'll speak up in the Georgia forum too. Good luck and keep us updated!

Welcome to the board, hope all goes well for you.

just want to say thanks to those for welcoming me to the group. i really appreciate it!!!:thumbup:

Welcome! I hope you find these boards and helpful as I have. I am set to be banded in a week by Dr. Bagnato. We have a great group here.

Hi and welcome!! Hope all goes well for you. The doctor's offices are really helpful when it comes to jumping through the hoops of the insurance companies, so don't let that stress you out too bad. Just do what they tell you to and you'll be on your way before you know it!! Good luck!!

hey from another Georgian. I'm from Lawrenceville in Gwinnett County. I am a self pay and I leave for Monterray Mexico on Sunday to be banded on Monday. I insurance wouldn't cover any bariatric surgery no mater what, I have hpb, and diabetes. It didn't matter. I hope you have better luckthan I did but if not the price is much cheaper and the doctor has about 5000 surgeries under his belt.

Hello all! I'm in DeKalb County, not very far from most of yall. Im scheduled to go to a seminar next week. Im a State employee with UHC. Different people have said different things on here abt them so I called to see for myself. When I asked by name they said no! Then a couple of days ago I asked by procedural code and they said I'd have to have a medical necessity letter. Guess it wont hurt to try huh?

Welcome everyone new from GA. Good Luck on your journey! :smile: