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Hey Stacey I went to my initial consult with the sugeon on 11/23 and had all my testing completed by 12/22....primary doc appt, eval and letter of support, psych eval, nutrition eval, cardiologist clearance, pulmonologist clearance, sleep study, barium swallow, chest x ray, and I had to quit smoking. I was so determined to get everything done before new years. My paperwork was submitted today to insurance and I was told a few days to two weeks for approval. I hope this helps...good luck Jamie

I live in New Jersey. I don't know about ulcers but the barium swallow I believe was to rule out a hiatel hernia and make sure you can swallow properly. It does sound like alot but honestly I did it all in under a month I was determined to get it done. I went to one seminar and liked the surgeon so much I made an consult right after the seminar. Have you looked in to your surgeon? When I first joined I made a topic just asking who had experience with my doctor and alot of people replied. Where are you from?

I can relate my surgeons office is submitting my paperwork to the insurance company Jan. 3 all tests are done...finally! And I had to quit smoking...I'm two and a half weeks smoke free but eating everything in my path. Can't wait to get approved and get a date! The longer it takes the more I second guess myself and think maybe I'll try one more diet...but I know this is what I need to do to lose my 100+ lbs. We can do it..... Jamie

hey I don't have a date yet I'm waiting for insurance approval but I had to get a whole load of tests done. lets see...barium swallow, psych eval, diet eval, cardiac clearance, pulmonary clearance, sleep apnea test, chest x ray, primary doc letter of support and quit smoking.

Congrats...I'm waiting for approval from the ins. company. Can't wait to get this done. The longer I wait the more nervous I get. I'm starting to second guess myself...

Fingers crossed for January.....psych eval Thurs : )

@ Julians mom....thanks so much. I saw the nutritionist yesterday, it went really well. Wednesday is Psych and I'm just waiting for the scheduler @ the sleep apnea place to call me so we can schedule the test then I'm done with tests : ) any advice for the psych eval?? I'm kinda nervous I'll say something I shouldn't about food....like how much I LOVE it. But I'm soooo ready to change everything and do this. Tired of being fat and unhealthy. Any input is welcome. Thanks

I am also scared about after surgery...right now I eat just to eat and because I love food. I am also in the process of quitting smoking and I feel like oh no...no cigarettes, no junk food. This will be a life changing experience. All I know is I'm tired of being out of breath all the time from walking up one flight of stairs and not being able to look good in anything, no shopping with friends or family because their stores don't carry my size...it gets really old. I'm ready to live my life for me. : )

Congrats! Everything will go great. I'm still getting all my dr.s appts done to get cleared...wish I could fast forward time to get it done. Good luck

@ Julians mom....that's awesome I'm so happy people are starting to respond. So where did u go for ur psych/nutrition eval?? I'm having such a hard time finding someone my insurance will cover. I have NJ direct they emailed me a 5 page list of docs for the psych/nutrition eval and the list was so outdated, most were wrong numbers and the ones I reached weren't taking new patients...uugghhhh. Oh well ill start my search again tomorrow. I know dr. Goldstein works out of virtua voorhees but does he do his procedures @ any other hospitals?? I live in Burlington but after the seminar I liked him so much I don't care about driving to Voorhees.. Thanks again for the reply. : ) Jamie

@ Julians mom....that's awesome I'm so happy people are starting to respond. So where did u go for ur psych/nutrition eval?? I'm having such a hard time finding someone my insurance will cover. I have NJ direct they emailed me a 5 page list of docs for the psych/nutrition eval and the list was so outdated, most were wrong numbers and the ones I reached weren't taking new patients...uugghhhh. Oh well ill start my search again tomorrow. I know dr. Goldstein works out of virtua voorhees but does he do his procedures @ any other hospitals?? I live in Burlington but after the seminar I liked him so much I don't care about driving to Voorhees.. Thanks again for the reply

Rebecca thanks so much for the info! He seems great and I can't find anything negative about him. I found out that dr. Deibler and Kelly are not in-network so id have to pay out of pocket : ( I've been searching for someome in network with no luck....I don't know what I'm gonna do I might just end up going and paying myself or asking my boyfriend if it can be my christmas present...lol. So you go Monday...that is awesome! You'll have to keep me updated. if u don't mind ill inbox you my email bc I'm sure ill have questions I meant to ask...btw I'm Jamie

Ronnie I'm sorry about that...but really you don't need any negative/unsupportive people in ur life right now. Ita all about you sister!!

Congrats! I have all appts. Scheduled....already had lab work and barrium swallow : / done. The more I get accomplished on my journey the more nervous I get....I keep second guessing myself...but @ 29 y/o and being overweight my entire adult life...trying every diet known to man...I hope this is what I need....what is ur pre op diet ??? I'm so glad I found someone else using dr goldstein : ) to relate to.

I would just bring it up in conversation casually this is something you decided to do before you met him. Better to know now if he's gonna be supportive.

I would definitely tell him. I was in the same situation and after I realized he loved me just the way I was....overweight or not it just seemed right. He is so supportive of me and having the support makes things so much easier.

I'm so glad you told me that I was starting to get overwhelmed by my "checklist"...wasn't sure how long the clearance took my other option told me like 3-6 months worth of classes and such....

Congrats!

Thank Dori good luck on getting your answer Tuesday. Just wondering how long was the process with Dr. Deibler and Kelly? There was another place recommended to me, which didn't take insurance and was 599.00 they said the process can be three to six months....I thought that was crazy. I have appointments set up for the other tests just waiting to hear back from Dr. Deibler on Monday. So how long did you work them to get clearance for the surgery?? Thanks

Thank Dori good luck on getting your answer Tuesday. Just wondering how long was the process with Dr. Deibler and Kelly? There was another place recommended to me, which didn't take insurance and was 599.00 they said the process can be three to six months....I thought that was crazy. I have appointments set up for the other tests just waiting to hear back from Dr. Deibler on Monday. So how long did you work them to get clearance for the surgery?? Thanks

Thank Dori good luck on getting your answer Tuesday. Just wondering how long was the process with Dr. Deibler and Kelly? There was another place recommended to me, which didn't take insurance and was 599.00 they said the process can be three to six months....I thought that was crazy. I have appointments set up for the other tests just waiting to hear back from Dr. Deibler on Monday. So how long did you work them to get clearance for the surgery?? Thanks