5/5/02 Hi guys I'm a 36 year old black female that has been over weight since my twenties. I have two sons and I'm married to a wonderful man . I' so tired of being this way and I thank God for the surgery. I want to live to see my grand children and my sons graduate from college. I have high blood pressure and an ulcer. My feet hurt and My body aches like an old woman. I had my consult on 4/22/02.I'm now waiting to hear from the insurance. I called the Docs office on the following monday which was 4/29/02 and they said they had just sent it off 0n 4/26/02.I called the insurance on 5/3/02 and they said they recieved it and it's pending. So now I must wait patiently.I am so ready to have this. Oh yeah about the consult, the price depends on how long you stay in the room with DR.That really disappointed me, because I felt like someone should have told me before the consult.Also my DR is Timothy Christopher in Alabaster, Alabama.Hope to hear something soon.