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My daughter is getting it in a couple months... She's 18 as well. Which surgery did you get?

Hey,
My name is Bethany.  I am 17 and had the sleeve gastrectomy on Oct. 11th.  I too am interested in finding other teens to share this journey with.

I havent had a surgery yet, but i got approved for it. My next appointment is next month. I have to be in the program for 3 months before my insurance will pay for the surgery.

I"m 15, by the way. (:

I'm 5'3" and my highest weight was 285lbs. i know my bmi was around 48 or so.. i'm not entirely sure what your daughters bmi is, or if she has any comorbidies..

The best advice i can say is just consult with a surgeonw ho will operate on a minor, and send a request ot insurance... and if they dney, just continue appealing.. that's all you can do. if your insurance wont budge, then they wont. I was really lucky in that my insurance was really complient.. they covered it immediatley.. I had caresource (medicaid) at the time. we don't have ti anymore, unfortunatley.. but yeah.

I'm not sure where you live, but i live in ohio.. i'm not sure state by state if different insurances have different policies... but if you can wing it, theres always the self pay option.. see if theres any way you could work it out with the surgeons office to pay it off over time.. something liek that. or just start saving aside a little money now... a little bit each paycheck and see how quickly it adds up.

I really hope you all figure it out. I did respond to your message onf acebook by the way, and if you have any other questions/concerns feel free to message me anywhere.. or if your daughter has any questions or anything i'd be happy to talk to her, too. (:

have a great day.

-ashley

Hi, I'm Carly.

I'm 19, and had a gastric bypass RNY a month ago.
It's nice to know I'm not the only teen on here. :]