bbjerseygirl, Thank you. I'm going to be a self pay, but my husband is going through Medicare. It looks like it takes about 6 months for him. He needs a lot of documentation from his doctor. Has to go for psych eval, nutritionist....etc. I was trying to find out if anyone has had it done and how long it took them and what they paid. I haven't heard anything about Medicare dropping the procedure, though. Anyway, thanks for your time, I appreciate it.