Bleste

No. They have not started paying. If they have it is not here where I live, because it hasn't even been a month yet that I was told no. Appealing it would be just wasting my time. Also, I'm only one person and it would take a lot more people on medicaid to rise up against them before anything would even think about being done about it.

Hi, First I would like to apologize for coming in here like this, but I was told that if I went to the Doctor's thread that maybe I could get some help. I saw this and seeing how I am a Christian and it was under that topic I was hoping that maybe I could get that question answered right here. I am very seriously considering the Lap Band surgery and I was wanting to find out if anyone knew of any good Dr's that are in Greenville NC that I can get in contact with? Right now I am gathering a lot of information about this surgery and I am asking tons of questions because I do not want to just dive into something and then regret it later because I did not take my time. I'm sure you all can understand that. I have had many people bringing up the gastric to me, and I absolutely refuse to have it done. I do not feel comfortable with it, it is to drastic, and it is playing with God's handy work! I think I'll pass on that one. But with the lap band, nothing is taken out and I am not afraid to have this one done at all. I don't even feel uncomfortable about it like I do with the other one ! I do apologize again for making this a reply instead of a new thread, but I did not see where I could do that. Thanks a lot and God Bless Bleste

Hi, I am new here and I am very seriously considering the lap band. I do have some concerns and wanted to ask you all about them in hopes that someone would be able to answer them. Here are some concerns : 1. Lap Band could slip & cut off blood supply to parts of the digestive system. 2. Could be placed incorrectly & cause the same problems. 3. Peritonitis (sp?) from surgery itself. 4. Lap Ban could burst or break & cause damage to inferior Vena Cava or Aorta, causing severe blood loss with little or no warning. Ok, those are my husband’s concerns Here are mine : 1. Lap band leaking 2. If the band it filled to tight and you start having pains, do you also become sick as well? (Up chucking) I mean. 3. Is anything attached to your stomach so that they can fill the band when needed ? If so, is it always open and what about infection? I know that this surgery is a whole lot different than the gastric is, but is there anything at all that I need to know about with the lap band that I do not know ? Anything really bad that I should be concerned about etc... Also, does anyone here know of a Doctor in Greenville NC who is really good at this that I can contact ? And one last thing. I have heard that with the gastric that people lose their weight really fast. Is that the same with the lap band surgery? And what about having all the loose flabby skin hanging after you have lost all you’re going to ? Is there a chance at all that it won’t happen ? I am 40 years old now and I am 302 pounds, but have been up to 320 or so in the past. Thanks a lot for being here for people like me! Bleste