klhartzel

I have been thinking about getting the lap-band for years and after encouragement from my friend Jenny I attended a seminar on 10/29/2009.  I then went to my primary care physician (who I had only seen one other time, my doc moved to another state) and she was extremely discouraging.  Not only did she tell me that I had no willpower and that I wasn't committed, she said that she wouldn't approve my surgery unless I lost some weight.  She did however give me the referral I needed and I met with Dr. Weiner on 11/16/2009. Three days later I found out that as of January 1st my insurance coverage was decreasing the bariatric coverage from 100% to 50%!  This led me to a mad rush to try to get everything together to have the surgery before the end of 2009.  This was a challenge!!!  I scheduled my psych eval. on the 12/2, but was told it might take a couple weeks for the report.  Of course that wouldn't work so I found someone else to do the eval for me.  Dr. Swiderski was amazing from the time I call I met with her a couple days later and had the report the very next day!  I faxed the eval and everything was submitted to my insurange for approval on December 3rd.  I email the clinical coordinator on Monday, December 11th and she still hadn't heard anything so on Wednesday I called my insurance company and they gave me the news that I was approved!!!  I called and emailed the surgeon's office right away and they called the very next day to tell me that they didn't have room for me on the schedule before the new year.  I was soooo bummed, but I asked if there was ANYTHING or ANYWAY they could fit me in and she called me back a few minutes later and I will be having my surgery on 12/28 at 11am!!!