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I had my first appointment with Dr. Brown yesterday. He seems very nice and knowledgeable! Shannon the nutritionist, Liz the social worker, Amy the billing lady were all great as well! I have to wait for 6 months before I can do the surgery because (unfortunately) I have stupidly smoked recently and I have to be smoke-free for 6 months prior to the surgery. Other than that all has been good. The appointment was very informational and the staff was very supportive. They made sure to answer all of my questions and were even very nice to my fiance who is not "for" my choice to have the WLS.

It has been a very long time since I have been on here. My work decided to go with a different insurance carrier (Anthem) and THANKFULLY I have coverage for WLS. Made my first appt with the surgeon for 2/4/10. SOOOOO excited and a little nervous! Looking forward to doing everything I need to to get approved and get this surgery that will change my life. I am so looking forward to becoming healthy and being able to beat my 3 1/2 year old in a race! Now if the days would just move by a little bit faster..... 

So my insurance policy doesn't cover WLS, my employer won't add WLS to the plan because it is "uneconomical", and now the insurance company is refusing to answer my questions about possibly adding an add-on plan that will cover WLS. It is so frustrating. I was looking into individual health insurance and so far none of them will cover WLS either. GRRRRR I just want to scream at the top of my lungs!!! I guess my next step is to start saving up.

I just found out that my plan excludes weight loss surgery! I feel crushed. This was the end of the line for me! Aetna is the absolute worst insurance company on the planet! I asked them to provide me with documentation from my benefits plan showing where it says that WLS is excluded because what I read of my plan online didn't say anything about WLS in the exclusions section. I am so irritated! I don't know what I am going to do. This is seriously my last option. I have been living my entire life overweight and I cannot stand it anymore. I would pay for it out of pocket but I don't have money to afford it. I know it is my life we are talking about but I seriously cannot pay 30k out of pocket. I just don't know what to do. I am waiting to hear if the other plan my job offers will cover it or not and then to see if I will be able to switch to that plan. GOSH....It is only the beginning of this journey and I already feel like I am failing miserably!