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I was given a surgery date (March 8th!) during my initial consultation with the surgeon. In the case of my surgeon's office, I believe they have good relationships with several insurance companies and are pretty confident that you will be approved. My surgeon's support staff was very helpful and outlined exactly what I needed to do and the deadlines to give them all the required paperwork. After that they submitted everything to insurance and notified me when I was approved (which was on Tuesday!). Of course this is not an absolute because I have read on this forum that some people's surgery dates have been cancelled when insurance was not approved. I would ask your doctors office if they anticipate any issues/obstacles with approval. On the other hand, the surgeon that I visited before I chose my current surgeon did not give surgery dates prior to insurance approval. They explicitly said it was because they had dealt with several insurance denials in the past and wanted to be absolutely sure before scheduling dates. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

I set my goal. My doctor tells me how much he expects me to lose before my next appointment. At my three month appointment he said I was where he expected me to be at six months, then he said lose thirty pounds before my six month appointment. Haha. I am not sure where he expects me to end up, but I am trying hard to meet his goals.

Has anybody had sleeping issues!!?? I can't sleep. Even though I'm up by 6 or 630am by bed time I can't, I'm miserable!

Dose anyone have a lot of heart burn at all

I get restless every time I have to take tablets . My doctor doesn't allow me to take Gummy Vitamins (heard from a few friends that they look forward to eating their vitamins) . Please try Chamomile tea, it really soothes you.

IMO (and my surgical team) it's up to you. If you feel ready, go for it. I'd start light and progress from there. I was on the treadmill the second day I was home from the hospital. Good luck!

I looked at the smartbmi calculation. It was the only one that took body type into account. I'm just shy of 6-5 and on a larger frame so it said: 230. Seemed OK, I'll reassess as I get closer. Sent from my Nexus 6P using the BariatricPal App

Maybe, the plateau is your body maintaining the calories you give it. Uping the calorie burn might get you to your goal and possible more food if healthy choices. Im uncertain because i am just beginning this journey but thats my 2 cents. Great job on the weight lost so far.dont give up

I had Cigna. My first meeting with the surgeon was March 11. Surgery was August 10. They were actually pretty reasonable about the whole process.

I have the same requirements with cigna as @SeaShells82 has. But I started mine on jan 22nd. Had my pysch evaluation this past Monday and will have my 2nd nutritional appt next week. So, I have 2 more after that, it'd be Mar and April. The bariatric center will submit paperwork at the last meeting in a April. Depending on how long Cigna takes, I suspect it'll be end of April or early May for my surgery. Start to Finish, about 3-4 months. And congrats on making the decision for better health! ??