hippiegirl

Thanks for all the responses I hope I dont ever regret it.....I cant wait to not just be the fat girl with a pretty face I just got my surgery date today March 4 I am really excited and nervous

dr curry at the jewish hospital in cincinatti

hey it was good to meet you all I hope to get to talk to the rest of you who were at the other end of the table next time.I am not sure if I will be able to make it to the next one in March. I got my surgery date today!!! March 4 is when I will be banded!!! I am so excited and nervous. I have an apt on tues and will start my liquid diet fun fun

I was just wondering whats the longest anyone has had a band

Hi there anyone had the lap band done here? I am working with dr. ramos. Any good or bad info THanks

Last night I started my 12 week nutrition program. (I think I talked Katies ear off I asked so many questions) She said once you have everything submitted it can take up to 2 months from that date to surgery date. So I have 3 months of diet monitoring and then up to two months of waiting for surgery....It could be June for me...I want it now!!!!

oh I have aetna hmo

I know it is crazy. I Have no idea how I will be able to that. Then if I do figure out how to get the money and if I do get approved by the ins. how long will it take for the ins. company to reinburse me? ... I doubt they will be in any big hurry.

:wink2: I wish I had found this board sooner. I chose barix because they do accept my insurance. But if I dont get approved by ins. I am thinking I might want to go somewhere else? I am really starting to feel overwhelmed by the process. When I first started with Barix it wasthe begining of Oct. I did the seminar with dr. Ramos and decided to go for it. Then I got a call from them saying he was not in my hmo yet but would be by Dec. I decided to wait so that I would not have to pay upfront and then be reinbursed by ins. So in Dec. I went and had my first apt. I got the list of test I needed and have since been working on all those dr. apts. Last week someone from Barix ins. dept called and said that "if" my ins. approves the surgery they would only pay up to $5000 of the total $16500. I started to wonder about weather it was worth all this or should I just self pay (somehow?) somewhere else. Well i did talk to someone at the groveport clinic and he said that my ins. will pay up to $10,000 but I have to pay upfront? Now I am just frustrated? I start my 12 week nutrition program today. Hopefully while there I can talk to someone and get some answers. :Dancing_biggrin:

Thinner me, Hi, I have not started the program with Katie. I had to cancel my first apt with her now I am having trouble reaching her to make another. I have aetna hmo so I have to do the 12 week program. I also need to get a psych apt. Any reason it is taking you 10 months? I am so impatient I want this done yesterday. I also got a call and they said I would have to pay for the surgery upfront and then get reinbursed by the insurance company if aproved. Anyone else have this? thanks!

Hi there, My name is Angie and I am just starting the insurance dance to get my lap band. I have started the process and am going to Dr. Ramos at the groveport barix clinic. Would be great to meet and talk to others from the area.