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Starting the process

Posted 06-24-2008 at 12:06 PM by ssflbelle (Welcome to my journey toward being able to walk again!)
I started this WLS process as soon as I became eligible for Medicare in May of 2008. I got a list of Lapband Doctors in South East Florida and the first Dr I contacted was on my plan but the hospital was not a Center of Excellence. Medicare demands that this surgery been done in such a hospital. Ok, so I kept looking, found a hospital they would approve but the Dr is not on the plan. There doesn't seem to be any Dr and hospital in my County that meets Medicares approval. Thank goodness...
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Support Group

Posted 06-24-2008 at 11:43 AM by mbullard
Does anyone know of a support group in Baytown that meets.
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wishing i had a better DR

Posted 06-24-2008 at 11:24 AM by hollyncharm
so i asked the rep at my insurance co all the questions i was suppose to and i got really excited cause it does cover lap band and i am eligible but its for people 21 and over. I'm only 19. i hate that!!!! I'm only 19!!!! aw so she told me that if my Dr write them telling them that i have been obese for the past 5 years and such and that i cant wait i must have it now then i can but my Dr sucks and he wont do it. my Dr's office is like a clinic, they rush you in and around and back out and don't...
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Welcome to my blog

Posted 06-24-2008 at 03:09 AM by sim78
Hi Welcome to my blog. I have been thinking about doing the banding for a long time and never has it been the right time. Finally my hubby and have made the decsion that we both want to do it as soon as possible. We are both morbidly obese. My husband health has been greatly effected. He has been in the hospital so many times with cellulitis that the dr said if he lost the weight would not be such an issue. My health is effected in the way that I can't get pg since my dr said it would be too risky...
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Officially Excited!

Posted 06-24-2008 at 01:36 AM by heartfire (My thoughts along my journey.)
Okay! Had the Surgeon's Class tonight. Went well. Found out they ARE bringing a lap band surgeon to the program!! I won't have to go to the bay area now, 3 hrs away! They are hoping to have the after-care team up and running by the end of the year. Don't know that I'll be able to get in that soon but I'll keep in contact with the dept and just keep calling every month or so after I've lost my 10% so I can get in to see the new surgeon and get scheduled as soon as possible.

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