Hi all, I am in the very early process of having the MGB

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Hi everyone,

I'm Terri from Texas. We live near Austin in a small town near Lake Buchanan. I

am very excited about the possibility of this surgery, however I am still

afraid. All of the success stories are great to hear. I just wanted to say

HI and THANK YOU to everyone who has emailed me with their story. I appreciate

all of them very much. I have a financial question........if anyone has an

answer, could you please post it on here? I noticed in the Patient Manual, it

states in there that you must pay a $255 deposit on Clinic and a $1,000 deposit

to Dr. R. EVEN IF you have insurance. Is that correct? I am just wanting to plan

for this. Also, how long is it REQUIRED that you stay in NC after the surgery?

My hubby and I would like to know since we have an 8 yr old son and he will be

in school. My mom has offered to come stay with him while we are in NC. One last

question........does anyone have Prudential insurance who has had the surgery

and was it covered and did you have any hassles with it being covered 100%? Just

questions going thru my mind. Sorry the post is so long. I am just reaching out

to everyone and support would be GREAT

Thanks and take care,

Terri in Texas

315 lbs. 5'7 BMI: 49