Going to bariatric seminar with surgeon consultation tomorrow

[mbuczkowski 272]

What should I expect? Should I bring anything...Insurance card, past weight loss program documents, referral?

I feel this is going to get the ball rolling....just not sure how to be prepared

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[stormid 7]

Paper pen and clipboard is all I took. It was a general information seminar to ask questions and learn about the process. This was through Denver Health.

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[mbuczkowski 272]

Went....now for a 3 week vacation....then my consult w/surgeon

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[manda101 2]

How did it go? What did they say? Did they say anything about the chances of getting approved with a bmi below 40?

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[mbuczkowski 272]

They said statistically 1 in 150 people succeed at significant weight loss without surgery.

The failure rate of the sleeve is 20-25%...failure rate is gaining 25% or greater

Bypass failure is 20%

Switch is 10-15%

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How did it go? What did they say? Did they say anything about the chances of getting approved with a bmi below 40?

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I did not inquire about approvals since my insurance doesn't cover any WLS

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[manda101 2]

Are you paying out of pocket? How much is it?

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[mbuczkowski 272]

Out of pocket with this surgeon is 14,200. There are others in Fl for 10,500

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