Going to a seminar on Saturday

[anonemouse 1]

I finally decided to bite the bullet and get things started. On Saturday, I will be going to a surgical seminar at the Centennial Center for the Treatment of Obesity in Nashville, TN. I will be getting paperwork to fill out to get the insurance thing started while I am there, also.

I called my insurance today, and they do cover Lap-Band surgery, but I have to meet certain conditions. I have high cholesterol, prediabetes, asthma, and PCOS due to obesity, plus like I said in another post: I am hoping that they look at my family history and decide that it would be cheaper to pay for surgery now than pay for all the things that are pretty much guaranteed to go wrong if I stay fat.

My mom had to have both knees replaced ($$$) due to the joint being destroyed from excess weight and has been diagnosed with high cholesterol and diabetes. My dad has been diagnosed with high cholesterol and was diagnosed with diabetes (and then told he didn't have it, so who knows). My mom's father had diabetes and died of a heart attack at a relatively young age. Her mother had diabetes and may have died of heart failure. My dad's father had a triple bypass and I am pretty sure he died of heart failure (I think he also had diabetes). His brother also had a triple bypass a couple of years ago. His mother had diabetes and several other things wrong. I am also certain that there is diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol among other family members.

So when you look at that, I would think they would decide that me getting a lap-band before something really bad happens would be a good idea. But you never know with insurance companies.

Anyway, I have asked my mom to go with me to the seminar, but all I told her is that it was a seminar about surgery. I didn't tell her that I am thinking about having bariatric surgery. I need to, but I will discuss it with her when I see her in person.

[sherilynn 1]

Hey there!

Congrats on your first steps! I too recently (September) started to get the ball rolling. For some of us it is a very long process. I'm done with everything but my psych.

I too brought my Mom to my first seminar. Stick to this site; you can't go wrong with all the advice.