Hello everyone. My name is Tabitha and I am 27 years of age. I will be banded on August 24th. I am feeling so many emotions as the days go by. I feel excitement, worry, tears, and joy. Today my emotions took a turn for the worse. My husband told me to call my insurance company to make sure everything is going to be paid for by my insurance. When I called the man said the most out of pocket cost I would have is 1,000. I told my husband and he said that he could not help me pay for that 1,000 since we are in a financial strain as it is. My husband works and I only have 2 weeks left of unemployment. Though its not much what I get I am grateful for it. Well as soon as my husband told me this I started to cry. I truly felt all alone in my own situation. I texted my good friend kde who has been banded for only a week. She advised me to call my patient care rep Angela, which I did. I was all tears. Angela put me in a conference call with the billing department. They said all I would pay is a deductible of 300 dollars. Without me mentioning it Angela said I could come in the office tomorrow and fill out some paper work to have the deductible paid by them since I am having financial hardship. I felt so blessed and relieved. I was literary not going to pursue the surgery if I had an out of pocket cost of 1,000. So tomorrow I fill out that paper work. I am really happy with my life right now. I think this surgery is just icing on the cake. I am a newly wed with a wonderful husband. In 2 years we plan to try to start a family. This surgery will surely make that possible. I guess I want to say no matter the emotions you just have to push them to the side and persevere. God is good and he will never let you down.