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He has had other patients do their supervised diet with him so I think he knows, but I will let him know just to be sure :) I will start a log today. I am still early enough out that I believe I can recall everything :) Thank you!
Waiting for surgery
My Thought on WLS: I can restrict what I eat, or I can do nothing and let what I eat restrict me!!
"If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got"
I've been on a constant diet for the last two decades. I've lost a total of 789 pounds. By all accounts, I should be hanging from a charm bracelet. ~Erma Bombeck
on 5/14/13 6:10 pm
Just in case I have started a 6 month supervised diet with my PCP I also have a membership to anytime fitness and go at least 3x a week. but just recently started... how do I go about getting that proof? Do I have to tell them what I need it for? I kinda feel like its none of their business, you know?
Have the gym stamp something or sign it. Keep a running log, tell them you have a bet with a friend on who will go to the gym the most. Tell them it is for tax purposes, it doesn't matter.
Make sure your doctor DOCUMENTS monthly that s/he weighed you AND you discussed diet and exercise.
Just in case I have started a 6 month supervised diet with my PCP I also have a membership to anytime fitness and go at least 3x a week. but just recently started... how do I go about getting that proof? Do I have to tell them what I need it for? I kinda feel like its none of their business, you know?
Waiting for surgery
My Thought on WLS: I can restrict what I eat, or I can do nothing and let what I eat restrict me!!
"If you always do what you always did, you'll always get what you always got"
I've been on a constant diet for the last two decades. I've lost a total of 789 pounds. By all accounts, I should be hanging from a charm bracelet. ~Erma Bombeck
I figured 
Thanks so much for your reply.
Any one know if temporary disability covers it?
I don't know for sure and maybe someone else who knows more will post,but I think health care providers have to use the primary first because it is usually the one you have had the longest.
the secondary is not going to pay out before the primary because they all want to pay out the least amount possible,so I can't see your secondary stepping up to take on the bigger portion,not for any reason. I may be totally wrong,however.
GL
Well I'm pretty much out of ideas for you. Maybe someone else can provide better info.
What you eat in private shows in public. 
HW: 245 SW: 233 GW: 120
on 5/14/13 4:36 am
The surgeon my aunt and others used is Dr. Alvarez and he charged $8700. He comes highly recommended.
GL
Considering the hospital he uses that is pretty expensive. Dr. Arellano is only $7,000 and a new hospital.
The surgeon my aunt and others used is Dr. Alvarez and he charged $8700. He comes highly recommended.
GL
What you eat in private shows in public. HW: 245 SW: 233 GW: 120
I definitely had my procedure and doctor selected. I ended up not needing a medical loan because I got a personal loan through Prosper. So I'll be bringing a cashier's check with me on friday when I get sleeved!
Lindsay ~ 5'4" ~ HW (5/6/13): 280 ~ SW (5/17/13): 273 ~ CW: 140
Losses by month: pre-op: -8 M1: -18 M2: -12 M3: -13 M4: -9 M5: -10 M6: -12 M7: -14 M8: -12 M9: -2 M10: -8 M11: -9 M12: -2 M13: -6 M14: -7
on 5/13/13 10:06 pm
So I keep reading horror stories about MedLoanFinance.com whenever I do an internet search, but I am seeing a lot of posts about FundMyDr.com and how great it is. These comments I'm reading all sound suspiciously like paid endorsements. I can't seem to find any actual reviews of FundMyDr either. So I am wondering if anyone here has actually used FundMyDr.com, and if so, what was your experience?
Thanks so much!
Is this a surgery loan company? Just from the name it sounds like it could be one of two types of websites, one would provide surgery loans and the other sets up an account so your friends and family can donate to your surgery. (tacky, I know.)
If you need a surgery loan the way to do it is to choose a surgeon and then they have to contract with the surgery loan people. So ask them for a list of who they contract with. Surgery loan companies require the surgeon to pay a portion of your interest, I know.. crazy. But, they do. So doctors will not contract with just anyone. They are essentially helping you to pay for your surgery. This is why when you ask about self pay costs they will say cash pay is one price and financing is a little more. They are charging you what your finance company charges them.
So you don't want to find a surgery loan company first, you want to pick your surgery type, THEN pick your surgeon, THEN pick your finance company.
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