sr910 55 Posted July 24, 2012 Hi all. I'm new -- 25 years old from San Diego, CA -- and just wanted to say hi! I am attending a seminar at Sharp Grossmont in a couple days and, although the seminar will be the first formal presentation of wls information, I've already decided that I want the VSG. I'm sure I'll be posting more after I attend this seminar and jump through the inevitable insurance hoops, but I at least wanted to say hi. SR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lvnvmom1 18 Posted July 24, 2012 Mine is sept3rd hope ins is fast Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mokee 588 Posted July 24, 2012 Welcome to our little group. You will get all the info you need here. Many friendly and helpful people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vinnyfan 23 Posted July 24, 2012 Welcome and good luck in your journey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Izuri 428 Posted July 24, 2012 Welcome! You may wanna call your insurance and see if they can tell you what they cover/your requirements because they do take quite a while to move everything through. =) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaye jarvis 751 Posted July 24, 2012 Welcome to the family! You will love this site, everyone is so helpful and no question is ever stupid, so ask away! I'm so excited for you, I remember sitting in my first seminar and talking to a lady that just had her 2 yr anniversary of her surgery and she had lost 200 lbs, man I wanted my surgery that day! I had my first consult 1week later and my surgery 2 weeks after that, I was a cash patient and you don't have to jump thru as many hoops as you do with insurance. I'm now 5 weeks post-op and I'm down 52 lbs, best decision ever! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sr910 55 Posted July 24, 2012 Thanks for the warm welcome! And thanks to vst, I've already talked to a couple folks who had my same insurance or surgeon -- so far it looks like my insurance approves pretty quickly and I won't have to do 6 months of supervised dieting, and my surgeon sounds good. I have 150+ to lose, so I'm definitely hoping for a quick approval! Although, I just read a post where a woman's surgeon may have made her sleeve too small/narrow -- I'd never even thought of that! How terrifying! Welcome to the family! You will love this site' date=' everyone is so helpful and no question is ever stupid, so ask away! I'm so excited for you, I remember sitting in my first seminar and talking to a lady that just had her 2 yr anniversary of her surgery and she had lost 200 lbs, man I wanted my surgery that day! I had my first consult 1week later and my surgery 2 weeks after that, I was a cash patient and you don't have to jump thru as many hoops as you do with insurance. I'm now 5 weeks post-op and I'm down 52 lbs, best decision ever![/quote'] And that is AMAZING! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
