Hey everybody from Raleigh, NC!

Well, so far I have just attended an information session with a sergeon here in Raleigh, Dr. Moran. Most of the information they went over I had already learned online but it was great to be in a room with other overweight people.

I have been overweight all of my life and never been successful losing weight. After a lot of research, talking to people who have gone through the procedure, and some soul searching I decided to start the process.

Right now I'm just waiting to hear back from the doctors office about insurance coverage and where to go from here.

Good luck to everyone here. I look forward to reading your posts and learning more about this life altering experience.

RaleighLap

Hello. I'm from NC also. Call your insurance company and ask them to fax or send you the policy information on Bariatric surgery. I have BCBS and they sent me the information and I followed it to a t. I read it over and over and made sure that everything they required, I had done. Some insurance company require things that other insurance companies don't. I know your doctor will find out what your insurance company requires but I wanted to know for myself. I work in the medical field billing Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance. I know how busy I get and I just wanted to make sure my Doctors office didn't overlook anything that was required. It also gave me piece of mind that when everything was turned in for approval I knew it was there. I wish you the best of luck on your journey.

Hi Chad! I am in NC as well, down in Charlotte. I have not been banded yet...but have been approved and will be setting the date soon, prob sometime in June. I can understand where you are coming from, having been overweight all my life too. it's terribly exciting to think about the new chapter ahead and the journey it will be, but a little unnerving because I have no idea what a "normal, healthy" me will be like! I went to my seminar back in August 08, its taken awhile for my process because I was a smoker and my surgeon requires 90 days of strict nonsmoking before the initial appt. But the desire to get healthy made it super easy to quit cold turkey.

Nice to "meet" you and keep us posted on what you find out! Good luck! :thumbup: