I know some people have appealed and won when it was listed as investigational. You might post this on the sleeve forum and see what others did to appeal. Best of luck to you!!!

  Visit the link  http://www.obesityhelp.com/events/2011-seattle-event.html to see who is joining us as panel members and speakers at the Bellevue event next month!  

The hotel is giving us another week to book rooms at a big discount, so come on and join your friends for the weekend and have some fun!  

The WLSFA and the OAC are joining us in Bellevue! Come see what great things they're doing for the Bariatric Community!

See you there!
Kim 

Hi,

Oh you sound just like me, I wished I would have had WLS 10 years ago too.  And your good health is priceless.  Do we have any regrets on the money spent--NO WAY.  In my lifetime I tried enough of the fad diets to have paid for this.  No more YO YO diets for us ever again.

I just wanted people to see that there really are some benefits to having WLS.

Hugs, and keep up the great work.

Suzanne

Very good info and comparison on the long-term cost benefits.

Unfortunately, I haven't realized those savings (yet). My clothing budget went through the roof when my "fat" clothes stopped fitting.

Am I complaining?? NO WAY!!

Would I still have WLS??   In a heartbeat.

The only complaint I have is that I didn't have the surgery 10 years ago. I spent those years on the yo-yo diets and pouring money down the drain trying the latest thing. My weight didn't change by more than 10-15 lbs.

This is the only thing I've tried that actually seems to work is WLS. And, the way I feel is remarkable.

Hi Everyone,
 
I thought about how much WLS cost and then I sat down and did a little calculation on what I would save each month. I was amazed when I figured out that is sure didn’t take me long to pay myself back because I wasn’t spending as much for food, medication, doctor’s visits, eating out and less gas for my car because I walked a lot more and did my shopping on my walks. 

Yes self-pay does cost us more. I gave up waiting for an insurance company to say yes, because I knew that they just weren’t going to do it and I wasn’t willing to give away any more days of my life. I knew Dr. Aceves was the best and that was just where I was going. Check out my numbers and think about how fast you actually recover your initial investment in yourself. Suzanne

Sleeved 10/21/2008

Total weight lost 105 pounds

Item	Saving Costs per month	Savings	Cost of my Sleeve Surgery
Food	$150.00	$1,800.00	by Dr. Aceves
Eating out	$150.00	$1,800.00
Medication	$75.00	$900.00
Doctor	$100.00	$1,200.00
Gas/walk more	$25.00	$300.00
Saving per month	$500.00
Total savings for 1 year		$6,000.00	$8,700.00
How long it took me to pay myself back
for my WLS because I was saving each
month because I wasn't eating as much
or going to the doctor as much and
taking less medication.
So at the end of 17 months I had saved
enough money to pay myself back what I
spent for the cost of my WLS. AREN'T YOU WORTH THE COST OF THE SURGERY?

  Take care, and be happy,