Question:
What do you do after WLS and you have no insurance?

I had WLS December of 2008. Retruning to work, i received notice that there were layoffs and I was one of the ones o be laid off. I am working but the insurance that is offered, you may as well pay for it yourself, but I do not have this kind of money. I need to get back on track. I am maintaing the 100+lbs that I have shed but I do not want to go backwards!    — Dr. Kahala B. (posted on April 11, 2011)

April 11, 2011
It's been almost 4 years since my surgery and 2 1/2 years ago I lost my insurance along with my job. Unfortunately I don't qualify for any state medical help. I pray nothing happens to me and so far I'm doing well. Talk with your doctors about your situation and possibly they can somehow help you out. Should I have an emergancy I do know my hospital bill will be covered by the hospital due to my hardship case. I just havbe to prove that I don't qualify for state help. However the doctors, surgeons, etc will not be covered. Possibly your hospital has a program like that also? The best thing you can do for yourself is get yourself employed with medical benefits again. Good luck!
   — Caribou ME

April 11, 2011
Boy, it's situations like yours that make me wish we had single payer health care. If you have a large medical system in your area check to see if they have something to help out people between jobs. the health care corporation in my area have doctors that donate to people that don't have health care. my brother is a doctor and he spends the first hour of every day seeing patients without health care. Also if you have a med school in the area they might help out.
   — Muggs

April 12, 2011
I would take the corba if you can it is cheaper then buying it on your own
   — mrkbeatt