What do I do if my only option is Lifewise?

Hi everyone. Kind of nervous. Don't have any idea who will read this. Just joined a few years back, but never actually talked to anyone here. My name is Lisa and I am so big I do not know what to do anymore. I have been looking into WLS for about 2 years now, and came thisclose to starting the doctor visits when I found that my insurance, Lifewise, will not cover it in anywhere, anyway, anyhow. They would let me die before helping me to live. You all know what I have been through...every diet...every exercise...seatbelt extensions...never sitting in a booth...requesting an armless chair wherever I go...no shoelaces...need I go on? My question is, all the information on Lifewise that was here a year back is gone now. Does anyone here know anyone anywhere in Oregon who has Lifewise and is actually working with them? I am in Bend.

Lisa - I can't speak for Lifewise, but I can tell you that I had insurance that wouldn't pay so I went to Mexico. The surgeon I saw has been doing this since 1988 and has a stellar record. I don't regret my decision for a millisecond and am thrilled with how things went. It cost me $8500 for surgery/hospitalization and then about $2000 for airfare/hotel accomodations for myself and my friend from there. There are lots of options out there. It's worth looking into. This cost is less than the cost of the average car loan. It's more worth it than anything I could imagine! Dina

I am on the way to Mexico the end of January because I too have no insurance coverage. It's a rather expensive thing to do--but @ $10K MUCH less than doing it in the US> I read your brief profile. Looks like the lapband surgery might be a good thing for you--least risk and least time of actually being in surgery. Fear of the unknown is natural. But how about Fear of the KNOWN: LIke - my fear of the amount of medicine I'm taking for high blood pressure-5 pills PER DAY plus an anti-cholesterol pill - the pain in my hips and knees from the 287 pounds - my ongoing fibromyalgia - flirting with Diabetes while knowing my Father developed it in his 50's -- having to get an extension on my seat belt when I fly - less mobility....well... you get the idea... I think your life is worth fighting for. I sure hope you do as well! When I got to Bend, Oregon for the first time in my life this fall--I began to fall in love with your state. I decided I MUST move there - to enjoy it full time. I think my falling in love with Oregon--helped give me the strentgh to fight for my life.