kimikat3

August does seem far... That something I'm struggling with too! I'm planning for next November, and I think once I put my deposit down, I will feel better because it will be set in stone and I'll have something to look forward to. If I can't get approved for personal loan, I will HAVE to wait due to finances. It makes me sick to my stomach to think of how much money I pay for my health insurance and yet they have the right to tell me that I don't qualify for this surgery. Why in hell would try want to wait until someone is beyond obese to approve them?! I don't get it. I don't want to gain more weight.. I won't.

Ughhhh!!! I can't wait!!!! I wish I could do it now! I live the success stories!

Well trust and believe that if I can get a co-signer for a personal loan, I will be going MUCH sooner than next November! HA! I'm from Northern California (approx 1 1/2 from San Francisco).

OMGosh!!!! I love that I am not alone in this!!! First off, I'm super sorry that you have been dealing with that horrible news!!! I too would be devastated. I personally am SET in going to Dr. Joya. I am trying to book by the end of this month and schedule for next next November. I ideally would like to use my thanksgiving holiday days off during my "recovery" period. I'm just waiting on my school loan $$$ to come in to put my deposit down. However, I'm trying to find a co-signer to sign on a personal loan for me. If that happens, then I'm going to go full charge and get it done sooner! Like ASAP! HA!

Amazingly beautiful!!! Congrats!

Okay, I'm glad to hear I'm not alone in thinking that I have found some amazing-ness in Dr. Joya's reviews. I have only found one patient review that was negative, and frankly it was a default to the Lap Band product itself, not Dr. Joya's negligence. I have been glued to researching Dr. Joya (it has become my new obsession). I too have watched the you tube videos and everyone seem to have nothing but wonderful things to say about Dr. Joya and his staff. I also love the idea of flying right in and having everything in one area. And have you seen the hotel/resort?!?!? Holy Moses!!!! Puts the Marriott to shame! I talked to his surgery schedule Gerald, and he told me that I can put my deposit down and lock in my surgery date for up to a year ahead. Which I thought was fabulous. My ideal surgery date would be next November (not because I wan to wait a year, but because I need to save some $$$ and some vacation/sick time to cover me while I'm gone). He did mention that the package price covered myself and all of my needs, the only additional costs would be the round trip airfare for myself and whoever I take with me.