New Here: Anyone out there to help.

[dance4evr4u 0]

Hello. Well I am New to this site and i don't know much about it. I am looking for friends and helpful advice to guide me alongside my journey. I am 21 5'3 @ 355lbs. I am getting the gastric bypass surgery. I am paying out of pocket through a loan. If anyone else is let me know about applying for a loan. I have only attended a seminar so far. I hope to hear from anyone.

Brittany

[Kurstin 72]

Hello. Well I am New to this site and i don't know much about it. I am looking for friends and helpful advice to guide me alongside my journey. I am 21 5'3 @ 355lbs. I am getting the gastric bypass surgery. I am paying out of pocket through a loan. If anyone else is let me know about applying for a loan. I have only attended a seminar so far. I hope to hear from anyone.

Brittany

I'm 24 and started 5'3 & 308lbs. I didn't do a self pay though. Mine was covered through insurance. Good luck though! We are all here to support and help!

Surgery Date: May 2, 2013 - Amount Lost: 23lbs

[w106fox 62]

Hello. Well I am New to this site and i don't know much about it. I am looking for friends and helpful advice to guide me alongside my journey. I am 21 5'3 @ 355lbs. I am getting the gastric bypass surgery. I am paying out of pocket through a loan. If anyone else is let me know about applying for a loan. I have only attended a seminar so far. I hope to hear from anyone.

Brittany

What state are you in? Instead of getting a loan, I applied for insurance through BCBS Blue Assurance. I pay the monthly premium, and the $2000 out of pocket max and they covered everything else. Check into something like that and see if you can get an individual insurance plan.

[dance4evr4u 0]

Hey. Thank you for the advice. I will look into that. I live in Oklahoma. What state do you live in? How much is the monthly premium fee?

[TinyMamiOf3kids 1,280]

Welcome to the group just ask away & someone will always reply. It sucks not to have insurance but do try to find something as mention above so you pay monthly.

[w106fox 62]

Hey. Thank you for the advice. I will look into that. I live in Oklahoma. What state do you live in? How much is the monthly premium fee?

I live in North Carolina - my monthly premium is $1200 - but I'm only keeping them for a couple of months, then I will pick up my insurance from work again. Total I'll end up paying about $6000 out of pocket but so much better than the $60,000 + it was going to cost me out of pocket. The concern about being a "self pay" is if anything goes wrong- for instance they had to keep me an extra night in the hospital - all the things like that add up.

[HeroOfThisStory 24]

Hello. Well I am New to this site and i don't know much about it. I am looking for friends and helpful advice to guide me alongside my journey. I am 21 5'3 @ 355lbs. I am getting the gastric bypass surgery. I am paying out of pocket through a loan. If anyone else is let me know about applying for a loan. I have only attended a seminar so far. I hope to hear from anyone.

Brittany

Welcome! I'm 23 and am also in the process of getting gastric bypass! I'm about to start my second of six pre-op month diet. It's an exciting journey and this forum is amazing! Best of luck!

[ajustice 484]

Hi I'm new here too! I am 2wks post op today and feeling great. I can't believe how it seemed so impossible I'd be on this side when I worried about if I could or would get surgery for so long! Best wishes to u. I'm here to help anyway that I can. Good luck!