hi guys, well I went to my first dr appt. found out with medicare is pretty easy IF you meet the requirements. I do meet the over 35> bmi and aleast one comordities. which I have high blood presure. they require. just extra paperwork :medical records back from 3-5 yrs,referral from primary dr. stating health issues reguarding weight, pysch exam with extra testing a personlity test with 370 questions. accept to be there for aleast 3 hrs. which I am bipolar with disablity from bipolar. so the lap band psych dr. is requiring me get a statement from my regular bipolar psych dr . stating that he thinks I am mentality okay with the going through with the surgery . which my regular dr is the one who told me about the surgery. so he already told me that if I needed a referral, it would be no problem. So now I have an appt. on oct. 20 with the dietitan . once I get that done.the Lap band dr office told me that I would be finish with my
paperwork then I could get started with the procedure with all the normal test they run before the operation.dr office said hopefully if every thing goes well I could be looking at having the surgery by the end of the year. oh yeah also they are requiring for me to pay a 500.00 program fee up from before surgery . now I am kinda getting jitters about the actual surgery.but I will be okay!!
well I will keep everyone post through the process. talk to ya later. bye.:clap2: