Grider

I pray you feel better and that you get wisdom of how to deal with this pain. If its gas pains, they say walk walk walk, and sip water. but best you call your Dr, as only he can really inform you of what you maybe experiencing, God bless and give you relief!

why are they taking the bands OFF?

I have to see if he takes my insurance, but the ins co itself promotes pasadena hospt, st pete, so they are the preferred drs. in eitehr case i was approved by "carecredit" for the fee, so I am good to GO!!!now the procees of the visits and tests and insurance approvals. and I do worry bout my GP writing that letter.

Hi going to my 1st seminar toniight! and scheduled the dreaded colonoscopy, as I am over 50. I live in Clearwater but work in Tpa by the airport. My ins will pay all but deductible, but I am hearing there is a $1000 fee you must pay for, is this true ? I hear TBH also has some $750 fee. I want to know the true cost, as I spend what I make just living. I am going to see if dr aguila is on my ins plan. Is there a support group in Tampa? anyone have trouble getting thier GP to sign off on the letter saying you MUST have the surgery? so many questions, but I rather hear from one already been there n done that.

Hi going to my 1st seminar toniight! and scheduled the dreaded colonoscopy, as I am over 50. I live in Clearwater but work in Tpa by the airport. My ins will pay all but deductible, but I am hearing there is a $1000 fee you must pay for, is this true ? I hear TBH also has some $750 fee. I want to know the true cost, as I spend what I make just living. I am going to see if dr aguila is on my ins plan. Is there a support group in Tampa? anyone have trouble getting thier GP to sign off on the letter saying you MUST have the surgery? so many questions, but I rather hear from one already been there n done that.

Finally found some one in my Area with my questions Thank YOU!. I am in clearwater and in the middle of both TGH and Pasadena. I am going to the Pasadena seminar thursday, and I defenitely want to know my out of pocket expenses and time frames. I must do a colonoscopy as well, and thats $300. Please those recently banded, in the Tampabay area... let us know what to expect. I have FEPBLUE and the promote both these places and in OTHER blogs I read that some other folks did NOT pay these fees. but I do not know where they live. Anyhow.. Good luck, pray we get approved and do well.

I am very interested in this, I do not have $1000, plust the costs of dr visits, the colonoscopy as I am 58 and the back n forth between drs etc etc. The ins covers both the Pasadena Palms hospt and Tampa General hospt beatric surgery but why is there ANY out of pocket, besides co-pays.???

Hi, I am in Clearwater, going to the seminar May 19 at the Holiday Inn. My ins is FEPBLUE and they cover the surgery, but the "approval" is what I worry about and I am not sure My GP will send that letter. I think they feel they will lose you, if you get too healthy! HA! I am just in the middle, defenitely 40 BMI with borderline BP, arthiritis, and pre-diabetic, and on Nexium for Gerd. At 58, i think I will only go downhill from here if the weight doesnt come off. Anyhow, wondering what all the insurance companies want. A contract from the gym, an attemp to get weight loss with a center that offered the vitas B-12 shots etc, and? they need receipts? I guess I'll learn more Thursday, I am so exited! I pray it all goes well. Pray with me, it be a new life !!