Ohhh, believe me, I will NOT get the Band. NO Way!
Self pay - no way I can do that. I cannot put our family into deeper debt than we already are. I played with the idea for a fleeting few seconds yesterday, but, no I cannot do that.
My surgeon did suggest that I have the HR person at dh's employer contat BCN on my behalf to try to fight them to get them to make sleeve a covered benefit.
Ohh, and another thing. I heard that the Sleeve might be getting a procedure code in january. So maybe I really need to get my ducks in a row - start getting my documented weight loss attempt going...and by january I could half way done .......If not - maybe I'll have to look at RNY as an alternative.....NO BAND. NO WAY!
And lastly - for Vegas - I would have to gain 50 lbs to reach BMI of 50. There's no way in heck I am going to try to do that. I feel absolutely miserable now - I cannot imagine having 50 more lbs on this frame.