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hello im in miami fl i had the realize band in july 2012 by Jorge Rabaza i lost 98lbs the beginning of this year ive been having complications ive gained 50 back im also very soar where port is . At the time i had AvMed now working part time cant find insurance for revision or to even to remove it i have share of cost but looking for surgeon...HELP PLEASE
Has anyone had any luck with BCBS of Florida covering (or partially covering) a TT?
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Hey there, don't give up!! I've been fighting to get the surgery and our local mcaid providers was changed to Humana. Hubby had the surgery oct 30th and I'm scheduled for Dec 3rd. We had our ducks in a row, so to say. Our PCP was extremely supportive and we started a physician supervised diet over 8 months ago, just getting ready for the insurance change and it paid off!!! I called over 40 psychiatric providers looking for one who would do the psych eval for our medical clearance and stuck gold with one just up the street! Approval for came within a few days and it took two weeks for mine. This is 10 years coming for us, we've been trying forever for this surgery!!! Please dont give up!!!
I have Medically Needy Cost of Sharing. Has anyone successfully gone through and received the surgery with this type of "insurance"? My medication I get filled every month puts me over the cost and puts me onto Straight Medicaid, but every month I start back on the Cost of Sharing. I just wanted to know if it is even possible to do?
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Hi thanks for the reply. In 2004 I won a lapband surgery from the internet and went to Mexico and had it done by Dr. Rumbault. Right after my grandmother paid a Dr. Kim here in Florida $1500.00 to take me on as a patient to get fills. I got a sample fill that day not even a whole fill and havent had a fill nor seen a Dr. since. My husband got a job about the same time that had us moving from 1 state to the other and never knowing when. So I havent had any follow up. That all ended in 2010 then I had to move in with my parents to care for my dying mother. My husband is now disabled and cant work and we are settled for life now and now im able to get the care I needed. I have never had insurance so it is all out of pocket. I have always wanted the bypass but I won the lapband so I had it done. Im thinking about seeing Dr. Marema and see if I can lose any weight. I may have had to wait a few years to get started but atleast I have the thing. I never wanted lapband but it was free...If I had the money id have it taken out & get the bypass. I havent had an appointment yet because she said it would be Janurary and I dont have the $375.00 id need for the first appointment and fill. Im disabled and cant work and since I never worked I cant get any Social security and my husbands is about $140 a mo to much for me to get SSI.
Hi! I am looking into Dr. Marema in St. Augustine as a self pay. Have you had your appointment yet? I believe the self pay price is $19,000 for the sleeve, and $25,000 for the bypass. His prices also include 90 days of complication insurance. I would love to hear about your experience. Thanks! :)
Well I just discovered this site and it's seems pretry inviting. I'm basically trying to gather information on wLS. And I just need some help on where to start and hope maybe someone can point me in the right direction based on my information. Im interested in bariatric surgery of course. I'm 27 mother of 1 and I'm currently weighing in at 280 pds standing 5ft5, my BMI is 47. I had my son June 2013 and gained about 30 to 35 bring me to about 290 pound. I was able to drop about 10 pds while breast feeding. My PCP diagnosed me with hypothyroidism and pre diabetes back in January 2014 and put me on Synthroid. (I also had gestational diabetes when i was pregnant) however about about 6 weeks later she was shocked to discover I hadn't lost any weight. Might I add in that I was doing WeightW starting October 2013. Anyway she said to keep following WW and she would see me next year for my annual. Like that all she said after I poured my heart out because I seriously thought something was wrong. Anyway I had to quit WW in April of 2014 as I just couldn't afford it anymore. (My son was only 10 months and pampers were more important ) so I switched to the free cal counter fitnesspal and I've been off and on it ever since. So now I'm seriously looking at WSL to help me she'd some of these pounds. Im here in the central florida, Orlando area. So now that I have Medicaid I'm going to make an appointment with my new PCP and i wanted to know what to say to him to see if I'm a fit for WLS. What exactly is a medically supervised program? I see that's a requirement for insurance to cover the cost of surgery. I want to think my 6 months on WW counts but I may be wrong.
Thanks for any and all feedback and suggestions.
