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What do you all do if you need a referral for your insurance company? I was not aware I needed one. Had an appointment with surgeon we scheduled my surgery date for late October. My insurance company does not require a 3 month diet and I meet the other requirements. I didn't have a referral. I referred myself. I never had a PCP. I do have an appointment with one this week because I want to be able to go to one after surgery. Will they give me a referral after seeing me once? Just curious how the referral process works

I know. It will all be way more real after i hear back from my insurance with an approval. Good luck to you!

I met with my surgeon on the 22nd. They scheduled my surgery for October 23rd. I have my psych eval on Sept 10th and have to see nutritionist also (waiting for a call back to schedule that) baring any hang ups with my insurance I should be good to go

October 23rd!

I'm just over 2 hours away from my surgeon! It does get expensive

I'm trying to stay positive. I understand your worry also. I will have to come up with a maximum of $2500 so not to bad. It was a relief when the bariatric center coordinator informed me of that

MrsAnders I see my surgeon for the first time on August 22 also. My insurance does not require the diet either. I have a 42 BMI with no Comorbidities (that I'm aware of) but i do have to show that I've had a BMI of 30 or greater for the last 5 years. That's the part that scares me. I avoid the doctor because of my weight so I only have weights from April 2006, May of 2009, February 2010, April 2011, that are from a doctors office. I have photo documentation for all years but really worried it won't be sufficient. IF they think all this is order they will give me a surgery date on the 22nd. She said about 6 weeks out. I'm sweating here though

I have not yet been sleeved but I have been researching a lot about healing. I came across a site that talked about using mild hyperbaric oxygen to aid healing after cosmetic surgery. Was wondering if anyone was familiar with it and if so thoughts on wether it would be beneficial in healing from WLS surgery. Says is very helpful with healing diabetic wounds that won't heal etc. The reason I ask is because I have a friend that has one and do I was going to ask her if I could use it post surgery.