Support Groups in Cleveland and the BTC in Columbus

Hi, I have a profile on line. I was wondering if there are any support groups in Cleveland. Also has anyone used Bariatric Treatment Center in Columbus? Also any suggestion with MMO SuperMed Plus?

I am going through CCBS at St Vincents Charity Hosp. They have support meetings and seem to have alot to offer the patients before and after including a clothes exchange , excersise proragm and plastics surgeons for afterwards. I also have MMOH supermed plus and was given info from CCBS - we have a 10k cap on obesity surgery so unless you can find other funding you have to pay the rest out of pocket. The pretesting is covered. You need to have a medical need - comorbidity: diabetes, sleep apnea... You will need a 5 year weight history - actual notes from your Doctors files. You will need to have behavioral study by a psychiatrist done before they will consider too. I added a personal letter and some pictures. The folks at CCBS take care of submiting the request, the surgeon writes a letter that goes along too. Hope this helps - Good Luck

I actually was with Cleveland Clinic first but the time it took to get a surgery date was crazy. Also the cap depends on the plan your company has. I called my HR person and the billing company Accordia National and I don't have a cap. St Vincent didn't want to take all the paper work and blood work done at Cleveland Clinic so I refuse to start over again. I have sleep apnea, arthritis, leg and arm numbness,lower back pain, ankle swelling, the endocronologist thinks the beginning of osterporosis and I'm only 28....Hopefully they will approve me. I heard BTC has a good approval rate with my insurance company.

ROBBIN, GO TO OHIOBARIATRIC.COM THERE YOU WILL FIND A LIST OF SUPPORT GROUPS IN THE CLEVELAND AREA AND IT'S A MESSAGE BOARD TO HELP YOU WITH ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. GOOD LUCK SHERRY RAVENNA, OHIO

UHHS of Cleveland will be having their support meeting this Monday March 15th at 6pm at the hospital. The meeting is located close to the pharmarcy area - just ask someone. They have meetings once a month - on Mondays, vary the last 3-4 week.