OleHippieGal

ok so I called them, my deductible is paid, so now we are at 80/20, but my question is how would they bill me. I was afraid since the surgery was on 12/31/12 i would get screwed out of my deductible. the surgeons intake person that handles all the insurance stuff said that she bills the insurance same day as the surgery. I should only be in the hospital over night an out on January 1st, the MY UNC told me that if they bill on december 31st that my insurance will cover for 2012. but if I have to stay in the hospital january 1st 2013 at night to january 2nd then my insurance will split pay for surgery on 2012 pay for exyended stay in hospital 2013, so I think I will be ok.

you should use lactaid milk with you powders, I have been lactose intolerant for years, and love this milk, i get the fat free lactaid milk, its really good, and its not thin like water,there are powders you can find that are lactose free just keep searching

yall had me very scared about the barium drink, I hate that crap and like yall I would have puked to. but my surgeon is so up to date he doesnt do this procedure the way you all endure it, what he does after the surgery is done and the patient is asleep,he does the EDG endoscope test. and checks for leaks and things that was, with sugery and everything he does takes an hour and 45 mins, 55 mins for surgery then the other for the endo. thank goodness, and most of his patients go home the next day. if there is a gall bladder to be removed he does it at same time too. thank goodness, I chose a good doctor phewww was so nervous,

I guess you really wouldnt know the answer I need. my surgery date is Dec 31st 2012, the surgeon bills the insurance the same day as the surgery, I have met all my deductibles this year but now I am afraid it will mess me up. surgeons office doesnt think it will, but yet I think i am going to be screwed and have to start my deductible all over again

ok i am confused, why did you have to have a barium shake and xray? I hadnt heard that this was part of the bypass surgery? I must have missed this some where in the forum for afterwards.

Oh sorry at Washington hospital

Add me please surgery date 12 /31 /12. Live in Missouri. Having RNY in Fayetteville Arkansas 52 miles from home

Got approved Tuesday 11/27/12 my surgery date is New Years Eve 12 /31/12 talk about a new years resolution!! So excited but very scared

i cant find any at all, has been horrible trying to find them, there is a dr hargroder or something like that, who does a mini gastric bypass in joplin, but i cant find a support group on them. I am having my bypass in fayetteville ark, about 52 miles from here and they have support groups that meet the last tuesday of the month. I havent been to one yet.

i am 15 miles south in neosho, who was your surgeon Karen?

thank you!! i was very excited

update 2, http://youtu.be/qVMxMfRCEW0

after being told I was denied almost 2 weeks ago because the insurance company had 2 very important pieces of my files that didnt go through the fax, sometimes when you fax more then 2 pieces of paper which i am sure there were at least 30 sheets to fax, the one about my TSH (thyroid test) and my support letter from my doctor didnt go through. so they denied me. well after much pushing on my part with the insurance and the clinic and all the paper work summited. and then having a Peer to peer doctor to doctor (insurance doctor and the surgeon) I WAS APPROVED YESTERDAY!!!! I am so so happy, and now a bundle of nerves and scared to death. please add me to the prayer list. thank you for the encoragment

thanks yall so now onward and downward, lol slimming joke, so excited. i am skerred now

Good luck!!

i am so disgusted with my insurance company right now. United health care. first of all they were the first ones i called to see if i was a candidate for the surgery, they asked me some questions like what was my BMI, how long had i been over weight. that i had to go to a seminar and join a support group. which i answered yes to all. I did all the things the surgeon had me do. had the chest xray, had my EDG endoscope done. had the pshyc evaluation everything, then the insurance gets all the paper work turned into them at the clinical services area and they deny me because they say that my TSH which is thyroid blood test done. which it was. because when they did the blood test it is right on the Quest diagnostics paper work that was sent back to us. and that i had to show proof that i was in a support group which i did today. i think i am losing what is left of my mine

so close but so far away

thank you

Thanks all for the great comments. It's only the first one. Plan to do another one day of surgery in the hospital after surgery. And every day for 2 weeks after to show you how I feel so stay tune

Thanks vicki very sweet

I just bought 3 different containers, the chocolate splendor, and the chicken and the unflavored. I cant use real milk because i am lactose intolerate, so I am going to use fat free lactaid. i love that milk. but i will use 1/2 milk and 1/2 water. I hope its good.

I think that is where alot of the folks are in St Louis, I live 15 mins from Joplin, St Louis is almost 5 hours away, but tell me, have you been to sweetie Pies? I sure wished I could go there 1 time before surgery, I love soul food, and miss it, I lived in <ississippi for 20 years before moving here 10 yrs ago.

that has passed away from the laparscopic gastric bypass? I dont, everyone is so afraid, I think it is the going under part that scares everyone. but that can happen with any surgery. what do you know about the dangers? we need to know. all i know is what people say here and the old videos on youtube, and those are old. if your not honest with your surgeon about your meds and problems you having drug use alcoholism and smoking, well yea you may be in danger. dont hold anything back. so many are scared, and that scares me lol.

thank you Dave

Mr. DL I would love the list too please janicek4u@hotmail.com Thank you