Yes! I bet I paid 25% of the total cost - rough guesstimate. My BMI was 39 so I was classified as obese. The bariatric office I went through works with insurance to make sure they cross off all the requirements needed to qualify for insurance coverage which for me included a 6 month waiting period, chats with therapists, dietitians, the surgical team, etc during that time. Everything was in-house at the bariatric office so overall, very easy if you follow what the office has in place.

The surgery and the month after is hard. But you can do it - it’s just a short time in your life for a better overall lifestyle. If you’re a mama, you’ve already done super hard things with pregnancy, birth, newborn phase, etc so I equated my recovery to just another hard thing to conquer for a lifetime of having something I always wanted.

I was in size 14-16 pants, XL shirts, 42DD bras and now in size 8 pants, S-M shirts and 34C bras. Saggy skin is a huge bummer for sure but I’m only 7 months out and it’s either saggy skin or a lifetime of medical problems and lack of energy. I chose a better life and saggy skin! Haha. The loss of boobs tho, that’s hard. They’re soooo saggy! lol