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YEAH!!!!! MY SURGERY WAS APPROVED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY YESTERDAY. I WILL CALL THE MEDICAL ASSISTANT IN MY DOCTORS OFFICE TO SCHEDULE MY SURGERY ON MONDAY. HOPEFULLY I WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THE SURGERY ON JULY 27TH. I MIGHT BE STARTING A NEW JOB AND DONT WANT TO HAVE TO ASK FOR TIME OFF SO SOON.

All fat people are lazy. I cant eat that much right now and I have not had my surgery yet. Sometimes gentics and other health factors play a major role in obesity. The first mistake was assuming that overweight people are lazy. I had a similar situation with a doctor this past week. He told me to get off my but and get active and I would eventually lose weight and get rid of my diabetes. He obviously was a quack because for one I dont have diabetes, not all overweight people have diabetes and for two I excersise everyday and have done so for the past 7 months and only lost 3lbs. Someone should put up a billboard reading, "Dont ass-u-me, do you your research!"

Yeah, I have a pre-op appointment July 22nd. I still don't have ea surgery date but this is promising! I called my insurance company today and was told that the request for surgery uploaded today and I should have an answer by the end of this week. At this rate it looks like I might not be a July bander BUT I still want to stay with you all, if you will have me?

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Im just curious, how long did it take for your insurance company to send the approval or denial for surgery back to your doctors office? I will be attending my 6th medically supervised diet visit on July 6th. I know I still have a pre-op class to attend so that will also take time. Does everyone have to get blood work, EKG, and additional work done if you had it performed before? I had all that done except for the chest x-ray in February. Im just curious and trying to guesstimate when my surgery will occur because I will have to request time off of work. If anyone wants to share what occured after your last medically supervised visit up until the date of surgery, I would appreciated it.

So, I completed my 6th and final nutrition class today/ tonight / July 6. My doctors medical assistant is sending the preauth to my insurance company tomorrow July 7. She made a comment to me that I know cant sleep over. She said well it looks like you are doing OK and all we need to do is get the preauth sent and schedule your surgery for August. WHAT!? Thats not what I was told when I first signed on. Anyway, I will keep you all updated and continue with my low calorie diet. I was a bit depressed when I left the doctors office so I went and ate fried greasy fat food! Guess what I don't feel bad about eating it either! lol

I also started my two-week diet. My doctor called me this morning and told me to start this morning because the turnaround for my insurance company would take less than a week for an approval. Therefore, I started my protein shake for breakfast. I had a chicken soup flavored shake. I am using Unjury. I must admit it was tasty. For lunch, I had Progresso soup chicken and beans and for dinner, I had chicken and a spoon of mash potatoes. I know the mash potatoes were a no but I had to make sure the potatoes didn’t need any salt ( for the kids) hahahaha. I was so hungry when I got home I wanted to eat everything in the house. I have found a way to curb my hunger. I am now eating pickles between meals and for some reason the pickles ease the blow. I know I’m crazy but it works. I will be seeing my doctor tomorrow and hopefully have a surgery date by this time next week. I think a lot of my hunger is related to PMS this week so the pickle thing might be a fluke.

This is good to know. I am writing this down now so that I can ask the doctor tomorrow about what I need to start doing after my visit. I will also look online tonight to find out if I have meet my deductable. I belive I have but I want to make sure all my ducks are lined up tomorrow. I am so excited. Thank you for replying.

Thank you for the response. I am anxious and ready to complete my final visit tomorrow. I hope my insurance company comes back with an answer within a week that would be great.

Shauna I had not been on in a week or so. Work has kept me really busy. Congrats on getting your surgery date. How long did it take for the insurance company to send the approval back?

You can put me on there with no date yet. My real name is JeVona

I purchased a few clothes online in smaller sizes such as dresses, shirts, and skirts. We still have to wear clothes once we start to take off the weight. I also purchased a few pants once size smaller than my regular size ( tight 20) so I have a few 18's. I know that the weigt wont come off right away but I want to look good at the same time.

How is your preop diet going so far?

Did you have to do a 6 month diet? If so how long did it take to get your surgery date from your last nutrition class?

I didnt have to do a liquid diet. I was told not to gain anymore weight and given a low calorie diet worksheet to start one week before surgery.

I also had to do the 6 month diet thing. I was disappointed when I found out but the time goes by soooo fast. I am now in my 5th month. My 6th month visit will be July 6th. I am now greatful that I had to wait the six months because I have sampled Protein shakes and found recipes and witnessed a lap band recovery first hand through a co-worker. I am now looking forward to my last visit and I am hoping that it will only take a week to schedule my surgery. Use this time to document your journey. I have created a vlog on youtube. I document how things are going weekly or when ever I have an appointment. Sit back and take advantage of the time.