4Sammy

Yikes! I have BCBSIL too, so now I'm worried! I haven't finished my monthly monitored weight loss, so my papers haven't even been submitted yet. But what took them so long for you?? But I'm happy for you -- I'm looking SO forward to getting all this done and getting my surgery scheduled!!

"I hate when we waste our medical resources in this country." AMEN!! I almost fell over when I saw that my sleep study was $3300. And I don't even want to know what the psych evaluation cost, since it was 2 hours of listening to the True Results psychologist (who admitted that he didn't even have to take Psych 101 in college!!) talk about his own struggles with weight and smoking. Anyway, just trying to keep my eyes on the prize . . .

Hi, I'm in the middle of my 3-month approval process, and am very ready to have my band! I have a 5-year old son who's AWESOME, and I finally decided that I needed some help if I'm going to get healthy and be here for him!! I've also quit smoking (which I'm blaming for my weight gain at my last weigh-in!!). I'm in Dallas and will be banded by Dr. Louis Fox. Anyone have any experience with him? He was recommended by my regular doctor. And my small rant: I'm having an issue with all this pre-surgery testing. People (even overweight people) have surgery every day all over world without psych evaluations, stress tests, and sleep studies. I'm just starting to think that they're taking advantage of people who really want this surgery and are willing to do all these things. Makes me feel bad for people without insurance or good financial resources. Maybe I'm just feeling pissy because I have to go back for a second sleep study, which has just ruined my week. I hated the first one Anyway, I've gained so much information from this forum -- thanks to everyone! I have my last dietician appointment and weigh-in at the end of this month, and I hope to have my surgery by mid-March! Lori

Well I guess that makes sense. I guess I am just letting all the stuff from the last 2 weeks get the best of me!! Previously I would have had a cocktail and several cigarettes to make myself feel better, and all this stuff would just be rolling off my shoulders