dalistone

Hi everybody! My name is Linda and I'm 55. I will be 56 about the time I am sleeved. Have you been sleeved yet or waiting? I'm hoping to hear from the doctor on Monday with the date of my surgery and find out when I see her and what bloodwork etc I need done prior to surgery. I am NOT looking forward to the 14 day liquid diet but I can do this!

After getting insurance approval on July 15th, I finally heard from my doctor that they were about 12 weeks out on surgery dates. I've switched drs, so they have to get new insurance approval, but it took less than a week last time. I'm hoping to hear that I have a date in late September or early October!

I received insurance approval July 15th. I waited and waited to hear from my WL surgeon. Finally, after leaving two messages with them, they called and told me that they are more than 12 weeks backed up on surgery and they were trying to figure out how to solve the problem. I started the process today with a different WL dr and hope to have my surgery within a month.

Now that I have been to KC Bariatrics, I wish that I had started there. I had to pay $150 for a consultation with Dr Fearing. KC wants $500 to cover their case managers, support groups, etc. and I just don't have that kind of money!

I am checking out that option now. KC Bariatrics has a seminar tonight and I am waiting for a call back from a lady there, then I want to call my insurance co, before I decide on tonights seminar.

I'm a 55 year old female from the greater Kansas City area. I hope to be having my surgery in about 4 weeks!

The schedular at my WL dr called today, finally, and said their surgery dates are running about 12 weeks out right now. They didn't give me a date because they are trying to rearrange their schedule. *sigh*

I finally got a call today from the scheduler at my WL dr, and she said they are running 12 weeks and are trying to rearrange things. I wish this would hurry up and get over!

Hi Edie! I am also going through BCBS, Federal Employee Plan. From the time the insurance person at the weight loss center called to tell me that she had everything that was needed and was sending it to BCBS, until the day I received a letter in the mail from BCBS saying that I was approved, was less than one week! I also have been trying to get the surgery since 2008, although until I heard about the sleeve, I was going for the lapband. I'm just waiting for the scheduler to call and give me a date for surgery. She should call on Monday, I hope! Please keep us informed of your progress! Linda

Neither my PCP nor my endocrinologist approved of my wls. I said it was a good thing that I didn't ask their opinion, huh? LOL. In fact my PCPs nurse gave me recommendations for the plastic surgery she said I would need. It's a shame that some medical professionals don't keep up with what's going on around them! BTW, I lived in Korea for a few months back in 1974. Ex husband-Army, but we never lived on base. We lived in E Tae Wan (sp?) and I loved it!

The date has finally (well almost) arrived! Good Luck and let us know how you're doing when you are able!

That is great! Keep up the good work! I can't wait until I get to that point. I want this surgery now! LOL. Not impatient at all, am I?

I'm hoping for a return call from them tomorrow. I called them a week ago and then this last Thursday I left a voice message.

No. Lisa the insurance lady called and said that they had received the approval and the next step is that I would hear from Megan (I think). She is the scheduler. I have waited 2 weeks. I WANT THIS DONE! LOL.

Keep up the good work! I'll be starting my 2 week pre-op diet in about 2 weeks. I'm so not looking forward to it, but I have a list of things to help me. My list is of things like this: Looking forward to driving without the steering wheel rubbing my belly. Being able to get in and out of the car without tilting the steering wheel. Swimming without wearing shorts. LOL. Going to the amusement park and fitting in the seats properly!

Sorry, I read your signature now.

So great to hear from you! My big question right now that I would like to ask you is how long did it take for you to hear your surgery date after insurance approval? This is driving me crazy! LOL!

My questions are how long until I can drive? How long until I can lift and what are the lifting limits? (I have a disabled husband at home, so I do all the driving and shopping, etc. I'll have to have a friend stay here to help.) I take a lot of medication so I need to know how to handle that. (High cholesterol, diabetes, acid re flux, etc.) I'm used to taking vitamins and supplements, so I need to find replacements for those if still needed. (I take iron and calcium with D as well as a 1 a day.) Thanks for your list. It's helping me with mine!

Congratulations and good luck! Let us know how things go. I'm so jealous that you're getting it done so fast. I can't believe that it takes this long just for them to call me with a scheduled date!

Dr Fearing joined Dr Malley less than a year ago. She is supposed to be the one who does the sleeve but they said they do them together. Dr Fearing is very nice.

How are you feeling now at about 2 weeks out? Any problems or complaints?

So now that you're a week out, how did it go? I hope everything went good!

Waiting waiting waiting. No stress here! LOL! I have been fighting insurance companies since 2008. Long story short, insurance co in 08 was a Pain in the Ass! Switched in 09 to discover policy had rider in it-no bariatric surgery of any kind! Switched again in 10, got distracted because hubby became disabled in late 09 and had major surgery in July. Anyway, finally! I had to only do 3 month supervised weight loss with primary dr, 1 nutritionist visit, and 1 psych eval. I am CLIMBING the walls here waiting for the scheduler to call with the date! OMG, how much longer can it be? I've waited 2 weeks now just to get a freaking surgery date! I'm trying deep breathing. It's too hot to walk. Calgon take me away!!!!!!!!!

Nice to 'meet' you. Which doctor did you use? I'm going with Doctors Malley and Fearing. I've been hearing a lot about banded people having the band out and getting sleeved. Now I'm glad I didn't get it when I started looking into it! I know several people at work who had the band. It worked great for 3-4 of them and not so great on a few others.

I LOVE your way of thinking!