KayBeeAZ

Hello AZ Peeps! I have a consult with Dr. Debarros in Tempe on 2/28. I am excited and pray that insurance will cover WLS. Any advise or suggestions?:biggrin2:

We have all dieted for so long and tried everything we think we are going to fail and maybe even wait for it. Look at how hard you worked at getting to where you are today. You either have paid for the band or jumped through lots of hoops to have insurance pay for it. You did it you are banded and you can do this. No one said you would never have a bad day ever again and that the band would make you miraculously stop the compulsive eating. You can do this. Remember you ate a third of what you use to eat. Yeah for your band making you go ughhhh! Hang in there have a great tomorrow!

Just thought Id give you a quick update. In 2006 I only saw the doctor one time and they documented my weight inaccurately. 198lbs. I havent been under 200lbs since the mid 80's. Soooo. My doctor is sending a letter stating that it was a miss-print but they cant change it. I have search all other doctors. GYN, Orthopedic Surgyn...no go. However a nurse at the ortho said to contact the hospital because they weigh you the day of surgery. Yeah I say...so now I will hunt down the surgery records. Then we should be off to insurance.

You can do it! Just keep up the good work. Congrats on the weight you have lost!

How exciting! Good Luck!

We are wrapping up the last few things and then we will send everything off to insurance. It should all go off this week. Thanks for the encouragement. What Saturdays do you meet and where?

Well... they are confident that insurance will pay. I may need to do a 3 or 6 month diet and ex. My husband and I were hoping for a 1or2K investment, thinking that 4or5k would be a reach but we could do it. The numbers on the high end came in that we would pay 6.5-7k. Yikes! Just enough to be out of our total max. So we have spent the last week trying to see how we could save money. My hubby is very supportive in all of this. Yeah! My parents (mom had g bi pass 12/26/07 down 60lbs) said they would help pay. What I am realizing is that WLIA is a great program and they have all the extras that will help you sucseed. However you pay for this. We discussed that it doesnt make any since to find a cheeper or less of a program. That just sound so silly. So I have an appt tomorrow to move forward. I am going to try and do my blood work and phsyc eval outside of the office. This could save us $450. I just hope this isnt a mistake. I just hope and pray that we get good advise. So I am hopeful and excited regarding the future. Looking fwd to my appointment in the morning. thanks for keeping up with me.

Good for you. Sounds like you know what your doin...

That is so exciting! Are you jumping up and down?

I am new at this also and am in a similar situation. I will watch for replies.

Thats Great

My Husband and I went for an orientation tonight. I am new to this also.