KUgirl

This awesome! Thank you for taking the initiative!

Yes I do check it out occassionally. Who is your cooridinator?

Hello- I am Jan. 4th with Dr. Kuri. About 5 days before you FLMAN! This is so cool, I'm excited to talk with others getting it done in Jan!

Mine is the 4th with Dr. Kuri! I'm getting ready and excited to start my new life!

Hello- I'm scheduled for surgery with Dr. Kuri on Jan 4th 2008. I can hardly wait. I have a couple of friends that went with Kuri and said he is the best and I did tons and tons of research and could not find any negative thing about him. I'm so excited to start my new life. Rebecca K. in Overland Park Ks

Sorry- I was referring to someone's post about Dr. Mary Vernon in Lawrence KS

She is a family practice doctor in Lawrence. She used to own part of Dr. Atkins after he passed away. I have a friend who used to work at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Labor and Delivery. I've heard she is mean to nurses and vulgar. She co-wrote a book on Atkins

Hey every body! Sorry about all the struggles with the seminar. I think there is one that does them on line. Have you checked out Welcome to LAP-BAND.com. You can sign up for free and see the calander and will tell you where they are all held at. Hope every one had a good weekend. I don't have a date yet, but still got a few months left on my diet. LMAO! Talk to you all later- Your friend- Rebecca Kenny AKA KUgirl

Let us know how the seminar went :Bunny

I'm going through the same thing. Mine is only 6 months but is sounds like it must be a typical insurance thing. Is your BMI over 40 or under 40. I know mine is under but if it had been over for 5 or more years they would instantly cover me. Mine is 39 according to Dr. Malley so I have to jump through those hoops too. We can do it! We can beat them at their insurance games! Let's jump high as we can and do it! Have fun at the seminar and we will conquer those insurance bugs! Your friend- Rebecca

Thanks Tracy! I will look into that. I just think it is a little ridiculous. I mean I can tell the doctor something like, oh I have been parking my car at the back of the parking lot and taking the stairs and that would be behavioral and if whoever is approving or denying this stuff doesn't like the toilet paper they used that morning, they can deny my surgery. Oh Oh oh I could go on. I pay a lot of money to have insurance every month and then have to pay a co-pay and have my insurance company tell me, I have to use generics or pay an arm and a leg.. UGH so frustrating... but I"m jumping.. maybe not as high today, but I'm still jumping! Thanks for listening... moving on to positive things! Thanks for the suggestions. Rebecca

No worries! I'm going to be positive! Thanks for the words of encouragment. I won't worry about Cigna. I just know they will pay and I will keep saying it over and over... in fact. I think I will just say oh Cigna has already approved me! Power of positive thinking! Yes weight has been a life long struggle. I can relate. I love this site knowing that other's here can relate to us. I have family and friends, but they just don't understand b/c they don't know what it is like to have this kind of monkey on the back.