I would say that more people will be on here soon.  When I went to my class last week Wed. There was like 30 people there and everyone was interested in doing the surgery.  I would say maybe 5 out of the 30 might actually do it.  I wish that more people would post here because I love this board. 

Alice in Wonderland..........woooooohooooooooo!!!! Congrats.....

Same here! I try to check here every day. Who knows.... as more and more people are having WLS, this forum is bound to grow! Right?! I'll have to check out the "Lite Weights."

By the way.... I hit "Onderland on Friday 7-18-08!" Woohoo!!!!!! Nice present for hubby's and my 10th Anniversary!!

A hui hou!

isit the costs just insain- i dont think the $600 is so bad- Dr. C is alot more...

HMSA paid for all my psch and Physical consults- the only think i had to pay for was 1 blood test... This was the first time with Dr. C- maybe its the same for Dr. F....

I hope everyone gets what they need for the insurance compnays-...

At the meeting Dr. Fowler was saying that for the neighbor island people he makes it a lot easier by scheduling all your appointments on the same day so you can see the whole weightloss team the same day and do the lab work.  You might be able to ask Dr. Fowler for a good Doctor on Maui that you can do the followups with.  I feel your pain.  If you want it you will do it.  Also one more thing.  After insurance is accepted you can pay $300.00 then you can pay $300 before you get your surgery date.  That means that you have up to 6 weeks to come up with the remaining money.  Just a thought.

Aloha,