I am going to get ssi ,medicare and medi-cal soon .I have been overweight since '75,I am 40 now and am obese, bmi at least 50. I am considering Lapband.I live in Downey California. About 3 cities to the east of L.A. ;and 1 city south.I am looking for suggestions on what to do 1st.I must wait for all my insurance to kick in. I am not sure when! I think nthey will let me have the surgery because of: diabetes ,sleep apnea,congestive heart failure,hypertension and other things. How do i go about finding a place next to where i live? :blushing: I am from Montebello originally,been in Downey since '94.I take care of my nephew and parents who work part time and retired.I also watch out for my grandmother in Montebello.I pray all of you out there are doing fine.May GOD bless you for your help and friendship .Wilbzbooboo .email wilbzbooboo@gmail.com:scared2:

i sent you an email to your gmail ,did you get it?

Have you chosen a surgeon? If not, you might want to start with your PCP -- get recommendations there and make sure s/he is on board. There is also a forum here for doctor recommendations -- worth a read.

You can work on getting your documentation together. I had to document all of my weight loss attempts. It was a virtual who's who of diets!

Best of luck to you!

i have (will have shortly )medi-cal and medicare,with my problems ,i should get the surgery paid for with very little documentation. I have alot of medical problems,so they should wiz by everything.If i had just medicare ,i would need a doctors recommendation,for them to pay.I luckily have major problems attributed to my sickness.I also am getting medi-cal(medi-medi) so it will be easier for me.It took over 2 years to get ssi and medi-medi.I have a ? whats a PCP?I"ll look at the doctors site and Thank You!You and french vanilla helped alot.JERRY p.s. let me know how your surgery is going and i'll put all of you in my prayers.

Edited April 23, 200818 yr by wilbzbooboo
misspelled word

PCP is Primary Care Physician

Keep us posted on how you're doing :redface: