can i join in here?

thanks so very much i know of a surgeon but i have not looked into him very much yet but i am going to do my homework! thanks  christie

Welcome to the Washington board , Seahawksfan . Kathy

hello and thanks for the welcome! I live in Lacey and i know of two surgeons around here, i will check into the possibilities more next week as far as insurance. I have two and IF they refuse me then i will take out a loan! LOL I am tired of feeling like a fat slob and smelling like sweat all the time. I have M.S and i also get medicaid thru  wa state due to the ms. thanks againg for the welcome!! christie

Looks like you're doing it right to me!!  Welcome to the Washington board - glad to have you join us...

thank you very much christie  why do i have a mod approving my posts? weird

Christie, Hi, I live in Lacey as well. I can't actually refer you to a surgeon though because I had mine done on Fort Lewis at Madigan.   But I do believe Medicare covers this surgery as well from what I have been hearing on the forums. Good luck and do lots of research, that's what I did. Brandy

All new members have their posts moderated for the first 48 hours.

Christie... Both UW Medicine and Virginia Mason take medicaid patients... so if your other insurance doesn't cover WLS ,  you can try to get medicaid to cover it.  I think medicaid will pay if have at least 2 co-morbid conditions.  ( diabetes, high blood pressure... I forget what the other conditions are) and have a BMI over 40. I wish you luck... insurance companies can make our lives difficult! Helen

i need to know the diffrences in the surgerys and the things i have been told i want to know if they are true.  I was told with lapband the weight loss is not as drastic as bypass is that so?  so many questions! lol christie