boxerlover817

I too had only considered the band as my surgery of choice. I have looked into it for years but was always too afraid to go thru with it. I had a friend lose a lot of weight with it. This past summer I went on a low carb diet and giving myself a year to see what I could really accomplish on my own. Well, I'm at a standstill and the holidays did me in. With all of my efforts I managed to lose 30 pounds, but have gained a little more than 10 pounds back. I just can't do this on my own (been over weight almost my entire adult life). My best friend did the sleeve in August. It took her a total of a month and a half from the time she decided she wanted the surgery till she was having it. Lucky girl! A few weeks ago when I decided I would go ahead and start the ball rolling on surgery, I came straight to the sleeve forums and started taking it all in. I'm not looking back. I think this will be the best surgery choice for me. Now to get started on the unexpected 6 months supervised diet.

I'm just starting this whole process. I've called my insurance company and they say I have to go thru 6 months supervised diet. They gave me a list of approved Dr.'s I can have the surgery with. My insurance covers up to 80% and I will have to pay the surgeons fees. do I just call one of the Dr.'s and set up an appointment with them? Would I just use their dietician for my supervised diet? What if I have a hernia or need my gallbladder removed, will the surgeons fees then be paid by insurance? Anyone have any luck with that or ideas? Thanks for any advise you can provide! Jodi