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Yes he did! They ended up calling to reschedule for the next evening, but when he did actually get the call, it went smoothly. They apologized a bunch and faxed in his clearance immediately after the call ended. Thank you for your suggestion!

Okay, thank you so much! I will definitely have him look into that

They evaluated you online? What insurance do you have? I'm just afraid using something online or by phone won't be good enough for his insurance company (he has BCBS Fed)

His surgeon is out of state so they told him to find someone in his area and his nutritionist is enough of a hassle to deal with since she is against him getting surgery so young (even though he is 23). I'm so surprised that we haven't found a therapist. It's literally the last appointment he has to schedule before he can submit to insurance.

Hey guys, my boyfriend is going through insurance hoops to get approval but he is having a hard time finding a therapist to see him to get his psych eval done. We have called around 15 therapists and none of them have been helpful and won't see him since it would just one consultation. Just wondering if anyone lives in the Boston area and if so, who did you see for your psych eval? Thanks!

Just wondering if any of you have had to buy two seats when flying somewhere and what the policies were. I am considering flying somewhere and would either be on Delta or Sun Country. I think I will be fine, but I'm worried about my boyfriend (360 pounds) needing another seat. Thanks in advance for any input!

Yeah I am currently looking into a personal loan. I hope it all works out! Keep me posted on how things go for you

Care credit is not accepted by Dr. Sauceda either. Can you get medical loans from just an ordinary bank?? The only reason I can't afford to wait to save money is that I am a college student now and once I graduate next year, I doubt many new jobs will be thrilled to let me take off such an extended period of time. That's why I am really trying to get something done this summer if at all possible. Just trying to find a way to make it work.

I have been spending the past few weeks researching and talking with numerous surgeons from Mexico. I decided on Dr. Sauceda in Monterrey but found out that the company he used to work with for financing/payment plans no longer works with him. Just wondering what other options there are. How did you pay for plastics? Or are there surgeons in Mexico that you know do payment plans/work with a financing company?

I recently discovered Dr. Sauceda in Monterrey but I was wondering if anyone has been a patient of his and would like to share their story. I'm kind of fearful about the idea of going to a different country for surgery but it is WAY cheaper than the quotes I got from a local surgeon.

I am also from Minnesota! I had my surgery March 6th of 2012. Looking to possibly get some plastics done next summer when I'm done with college for summer. Totally willing to talk with anyone about surgery stuff! More support/buddies is never a bad thing

Well I'm always up for being buddies with anyone even interested in the surgery. Don't know how helpful a person can be until you talk to them haha

Hey everyone! I am just starting to look into plastics so I'm sure I will have a million questions over the next few months. My main question at this point is how much is too much for one surgery date? I basically need surgery from the knees to the neck (thighs, tummy, breast lift (plus possible implant), and arms). Since I am a college student, I basically would need to have surgery over a summer break due to lifting restrictions and such. What I'm wondering is if all the stuff I listed could be done in one surgery date or if you think a surgeon would want to split it into multiple surgery dates. Thank you for any responses!

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I am about 90 minutes west of the Twin Cities. I had my surgery in March of 2012 so I've been post op awhile now. I don't really have the problem of getting junk food from my parents because they are both WLS patients as well. However, they can't give as much support as I am looking for because they had the duodenal switch surgery so they don't exactly get that their post op requirements are different from mine. I try my best to use a food tracker, but I admit that it has been thrown to the side recently since I'm back in college.