great23

Happy 35th Birthday great23!

3 years has passed since you registered at LapBandTalk! Happy 3rd Anniversary great23!

Thanks so much!

hi

I know you also need to do a nutritional and psych evaluation. at the seminar they have it set up where you can make your appointments right then and there with the people that work with their office. I didnt use them because they were not covered by my insurance. i randomly called nutritionists and asked if they worked with bariatric surgery patients and I found one. I also went to a psych dr the my PCP recommended and didnt have any probelms with Dr bertha's office or insurance. they will also give you a form of lap work that you need to get done. I did that as soon as I could as to not delay anything. I had everything done before my first consult so that I was acutally able to set up my surgery date the day of my consult. all my paper work was submitted a few days later and I had approval within a week. having everything done before hand really help me not have to wait for the surgery any longer then I already had.

good luck...if you have any questions please feel free to ask

Hi There,

You are truly inspirational! I have completed my 6 month diet and I also have Horizon BCBS of NJ. I am going to attend Dr. Bertha's seminar on 12-11-08. I was just wondering if you could tell me what tests they made you get? I would like to try and get all of my testing done before the seminar, so that I can get a surgery date soon.

I would greatly appreciate any information you can give me.

Thanks so much!