cost of surgery!!

Well as most of you may remember I had RNY-open surgery on 1/28/2004. as of today this is the cost of my surgery. $26,862.79. THANK GOD FOR INSURANCE!!!. So far I have lost 37 pounds! I started at 255pounds and Now I am at 218 pounds in 6 weeks. I feel that I am doing good. Do you guys think so? Well I wish lots of luck to all of you that are just going in for your surgery. Thanks everyone for all your support threw all of this. Zada Ann.

Thank god for insurance so I don't have to know what that final grand total would be. Don't really want to know. Congrats on your lose. You are doing a great job. Gotta love that meltin feeling Dawn -45

You are doing great! My surgery cost $37,000 so it is different I guess depending on what hopitol and doctor you have! Yes wonderful thing for insurance I would of never been able to pay for the surgery!

Zada Ann, Congrats on your weight loss so far! I think that's great that you have added up all of your costs. It is important for others seeking surgery to know. My hospital costs alone were over $40,000. BUT - of course my insurance only accepted $10,900 as reasonable and customary. Of that - I was required to pay $1,000 or so. I will also have to pay up to another $1000 on Dr., Anesthesiologist, labs, x-rays, etc. I have a PPO policy, so I have a $500 deductible and have to pay 20% up to another $1,500. As of Jan. 1, 2005, my insurance won't cover the surgery at all (BCBS of FL) - so I'm just happy that I got it in time. $2000 is money well spent! Take care! Barbie 1-21-04 281/253/150

Hi Barbie, Thanks for the info, my insurance is United Healthcare and so far the only out of pocket that I had to pay was a $600.00 deposit to my surgeon for his assistant which after insuance pays her some of that I will get a refund on most of that back plus my co-pays which is $20.00 for office visit's but other than that, that is all that I have had to pay. I am glad that you where able to get your surgery done, now are you doing? Talk to ya later. Zada Ann.

Sounds like you are doing great to me. My lap surgery was 1/20/04 and I have lost 36 lbs. It's good to hear from people who aren't losing 30 lbs a month. Sometimes I feel alone in my slow steady loss but then I read about others that are losing like I am and it makes me feel better. So far my hospital bills have reached $35,222.00 but I had gallbladder removal at the same time I had wls. The sad part is I had to go out of network so my personal part at this point is $8,000. This is suppose to be the limit for out of pocket expense out of network. I am appealing the out of network treatment since there were no in network doctors listed by my insurance company. I am still thankful to have insurance because $8,000 is a lot easier to deal with than $35,000. Best of luck along your wls journey.