"I went to the information session in Augsut, 2004. I was impressed by the staff and how organized they were. You could tell they had been doing this for a while.
I enjoyed hearing Dr. Barba speak. He was very honest and down to earth. He didn't make you feel bad that you were overweight. He wanted to let you know he was there to help.
I met with Dr. Barba in November. He was concerned that my BMI might not meet the criteria for insurance to cover the surgery. He asked me to gather as much evidence that I could, i.e., medically failed diets, degenerative disk disease, incontinence, etc., as I could so that they could give as much information to the insurance company to avoid the possiblity of having to appeal a denial.
I went in there with the intention of having a gastric bypass. He suggested I would do just as well from gastric banding. "
