I called Magee this morning and guess what!!! I am a candidate for surgery! Even better, I start their lifestyle classes tomorrow right after work (while I am slamming a burger down on the way no doubt)! The classes are only $20 which I figured was a good deal. I can see my PCP on Nov. 25 and let him know I have made this decision and that Magee will handle everything. I am not sure my PCP was equipped to do anything more than weigh me so the extra $10 copay I think is worth it. Plus Magee does it all. Has anyone else done this route at Magee? How does this work with your PCP?

Anyway, yay!!! BG you were right!!! I am on my way!!!!! :cool:

Whoo Hoo! Happy Happy Joy Joy! That's GREAT! Alright SS now you're on your way...tomorrow even! I'm sure if you do a post in one of the forums asking about Magee you'll get lots of others who've done their program. Yeah!!!

BG, what insurance do you have? I just called Highmark about the fills. She said that the fills are covered completely for as long as they are medically necessary. She also said I don't need my PCP to be involved at all!!!!! In fact, because we have a PPO plan (and I didn't know this) we don't even HAVE a PPO - huh, who knew???

SS, I also have Highmark PPO Blue. Fills for life? Even unfills? Wow- can that be true? ...and no PCP, really? I wonder if they cover the classes at Magee even? Now I'm a little bummed Magee turned me down; before my hypertension diagnosis...again, wished they'd had an ins. expert there so I'd have know all this. Thanks! BTW- New pic is great!

Thanks :cool: Yep, and she had been banded - the chickie I spoke with. So she said as long as they were medically necessary, fills and unfills for as long as you have the band. Isn't that awesome? The classes are NOT covered but the $20 for each one is a bargain I think. I had to get my PCP changed since he left his partner and that's when she told me no PCP when you have PPO. So I can get everything done at Magee. She said to follow the medical policy on their front page and you're golden!!!!