Change of heart... well not really just following my heart!

Jan 11, 2009

When I initially had started the process for wls I had started with Dr. Rabkin in San Francisco and was planning to get the DS. I filled out all my paperwork and sent it in. Then I went to schedule my appointment for my consultation and the gentleman at the office told me that they required a 300.00 deposit at that time and then when they actually scheduled my surgery they would require the remainder of $8,400.00. Well I had to make the decision at that point that I could not afford to do that... after all I dont just have a cool 10k sitting in the bank I still wanted a DS so I started calling EVERY wl surgeon I could find within 200 miles of me. Everyone seemed to require a large deposit that did DS not to mention I had a lady at one of the offices really greatly discourage me from doing it, she told me it was still a very experimental surgery and that I would most likely not get it covered by insurance. So I settled for RNY. Even had my first appointment scheduled with Dr. John Morton as you can see in my earlier posts. Well thank god for surgery wars because a ton of useful information was brought to the boards so I started thinking "why am I going to settle for the surgery I did not want in the first place. Then I remembered it was the money factor. Well after calling and speaking to my parents in a fit of total sobbing frustration they said they would talk amongst eachother and see if they could lend me the money until insurance paid. I called my mom the other day to let them know the time frame because my dad had asked when I would need the money. She told me there should be no problem with that. I feel so truly blessed at this time because I really didnt think my parents would even be supportive of wls as when I spoke about it a couple years ago they were NOT. I have a supportive husband and children as well as friends/coworkers and now my parents are too... to the point of even lending me the money to do it. What more could someone ask for??? I dont think I could ask for much more than this if I tried. I feel so lucky that I just dont know what to do with myself.  I have scheduled my consult with Dr. Rabkin for Feb. 11, Hopefully all goes well!

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