I called my Surgeons office, left a message to have them call me back if there was anything that I needed to do to get things moving a little faster... No call back so assuming that they had done everything that needed to be done I called the insurance company... OMG... I wanted to tell that lady right where to go... I kept getting "ma'am we do NOT have any thing in process, or even on file for you" . AND, to make matters worse I have to call from work because they aren't ever available when I would be home so trying to get time, and quiet, and NO body around because I am not telling anyone at the office about this was even more frustrating for me. Anyway, I finally hang up with the insurance and call the surgeons office again. I have to leave a message for the girl who does the insurance stuff because she is on the phone with insurance companies all day long so she returns calls after 5 pm... I can accept that, she has her job to do too and if it were me and had to deal with those insurance companies all day, I'd be bald from pulling my hair out! So, it's really ok.

Last night at 6:15 she calls me! :-) however, she says... "I sent your paperwork in today, so you should see an answer in a week or 2 at the most" I wanted to cry :thumbup: at that point. :eek:... ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? I was under the assumption it had been submitted 2 weeks ago and that it was the insurance company that was holding things up right now. :mad:

Last night I was so bummed it wasn't funny. But have dealt with it and decided that I will make this my last holiday without the band, the new year will bring the "Normal" resolution that I have always made (to lose weight) only this time it will work. And it will be easier for me to not tell the people that I don't want to tell!!!

Right now you are probably saying (or going to say) why not have it done before the holidays... And I was thinking that too, but I have a trip scheduled in November and then another in December to visit family out of town. and I really don't want to cancel either trip or be recovering from surgery during either trip! So, right now I am just waiting for the approval and then ready to schedule a January, 2010 surgery date... New Year, New Me!!! It's all good! :thumbup:

Glad you called and got things rolling again. You'll have plenty of time to get it all together before the New Year/New You! -BG

I am in the same boat as you are. My surgeon wanted to schedule me for Nov.30th but I will be in Alabama the week of Thanksgiving and definately do not want to be on an all liquid diet then which is what would happen if I had my surgery the30th. So, I am also considering waiting till the 1st of the year so I can get through christmas first. My only draw back is my daughter is getting married on March26th (big wedding) and I was so hoping to lose at least 40lbs by then. I went to the store yesterday and bought some of those full bars and some Atkins shakes and am going to try and lose some on my own before the actual surgery. Good luck with that, huh? lol

Anyway, I am going to try and keep up with you on here. let us know when you get scheduled and I will do the same. message me if you would like to. God Bless and have a good day!!

I don't know about waiting because next there's Thanksgiving, then Christmas then Valentines Day then St Patricks Day then July 4 etc etc see what I mean? it never ends.. take the plunge! The sooner the better

ConB113, Of course I will keep you posted!!!

rebsbrat, Those holidays aren't as important to me as being OUT of Town for Thanksgiving AND Christmas. which is why I have decided to wait. AND the fact that I am not telling everyone about my surgery. it will be much much easier to make the New Year resolution and stick with it this way. No one will assume that I have even had surgery.