HELP I DON"T WHERE TO START AT

Well hey everybody !!! Please someone give me some advice about where to start with WLS I have been researching about. I'm 24 years-old and I'm 5'2 and I weigh 328 and I just feel ******g helpless in this war with my weight. I'm so depressed about myself and how I look. I work for the State of Georgia and my insurance is Cigna. I don't know if it will be covered or not or what loops I have to jump through. Someone please give me something to make me smile today. I need HELP!!!!!!!

Hi Angelia, It can seem very overwhelming when first starting out but coming to ObesityHelp.com is a great start. Find out first if there is a company that can help you such as LivLite or CORI near you. Look on the state board for Georgia and see where others have been. The companies that work with this surgery are a great help and can help you to determine if your insurance will cover the surgery. They will also be able to help you find a doctor and get the whole process going. Keep your chin up and everything will work out for you in the end. Scott

Hey! Thanks so much for the encourgment it just doesn't seem it I will ever have the surgery. I live check to check and I don't have any money to go consultation with the Dr. but I really need this for me. I love kids Oh! by the way congrats with your new son. But my Dr's have told me if I don't lose weight then I will not be able to have Kids. I want a family one day. I will check into those places you gave. So I called my insurance company and it's covered as longs as it's medical ness. But I have to found a PCP now so can be referred to a specialist or anything Please keep me posted on how you are doing later Scott

HELLO GO TO MY PROFILE AND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE GO TO DEEJAY SHE DID MY PROFILE PAGE,SHE HAS THE SAME INS.AS YOU DO MAYBE SHE CAN HELP YOU NEED 3 THINGS TO GET STARTED A SHRINK EVALUATION AND TALK TO A NUTUTIONIST THEN GO TO ONE OF THOSE FREE SEMINARS TO LOSE WEIGHT AND THE WLS SURGEON WILL TALK TO YOU AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A PCP THEY WILL CORDINATE IT FOR YOU AND FAX EVERYTHING TO YOUR INS. HOPE THIS HELPS YOU TRISH AND IF YOU GO TO THE MAIN MESSAGEBOARD AND REPOST THIS YOU'LL GET FASTER HELP YOU POSTED ON THE PENPAL POST OK? DON'T GET JUST TRYING TO SPEED UP YOUR HELP