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on 9/4/10 10:19 am
"Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us." Stephen Covey
Don't litter! Spay or neuter your pet
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on 9/4/10 5:39 am
"Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us." Stephen Covey
Don't litter! Spay or neuter your pet
Unfortunately, there are those who can't afford it and those who won't afford it. For those who can't afford it, I wish there were something that could be done, and I think that is why they started the 'payment' plan. But for those who won't afford it, maybe you should take a look at the whole business of weight loss surgery. This is NOT a quick fix. It is not easy, cheap, or painless. It is a lifetime commitment. The surgery is just a tool in an arsenal of tools you are being given to prepare you to lose the weight and KEEP it off. I struggle with this everyday. This is why good follow up and good support are so, so important. $3000 is a drop in the bucket to the $25,000-$30,000 the surgery costs and can easily be completely wasted if you don't have good follow up.
Marilyn
Smoky Mountain Obesity and WLS Support Group
1/17 6:30 LeConte Medical Center
So good to see you.
I will be there and looking forward to it.
Can't Wait.
Rhonda
Just a thought, but my company had an exclusion that does not cover the surgery. I chose to be a selfpay client. My total was 19,000, and I chose to borrow against my 401k, and it will cost about $350 a month to pay back.....I am a Tn resd and really wish this state would help thoes of us that our companies do not cover....Good luck!
So for $150ish a month, I will be covered for wls. If I pass it up now, I may never have the chance again to get the insurance. Thoughts anyone?
