If you can swing it I would look into going to Mexico for plastics.  If I had the money I would go to Dr. Saucedo.  He has a great reputation with WLS patients and is very reasonable.  If the procedure is over about $8000 (I think) he will also reimburse part of the airfare and pay for the hotel.  I have seen people pretty much get the works, lower body lift, breast lift/implants, face lift, arms, etc for around $20,000.00.  About half of what it costs in the US.  He has a forum here if you want to check it out.  His patients all seem very happy with his work.

http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/Dr_Sauceda_Patients/discussion/

No luck on getting the sleeve through Kaiser because they only offer the bypass in OR/WA. I now have bcbs so i just started my 6month required diet with monthly visits to pcp. Must be thoroughly documented. Hopefully my surgery will be july/August.

Hey!! I am new here also and was sure that kaiser was not going to approve me, I just got my welcome packet in the mail and am sending in the question packet. I hope thay everything goes smoothly from here on out and I would love to meet other people around this area going through the same thing, I am in Vancouver but I have to semd my packet to sunnyside. I am so nervous and excited to start my journey. Also does anybody know about how much I will have to pay out of pocket after everything?

my support group is having a cloths exchange on December 2nd ​ at 6 pm- 7:30 pm at sacrad heart medical center river bend (SPRINGFIELD)room 200c (near the chapel)

It is for my doctors patents but everyone brings guests and they never ask who people are , also people just starting the journey come to the meeting

so if you need some great new cloths(new for you)  drop by

any ideas what I can have for dinner on Thursday during the big duck game