amberj

quick update:::: my paperwork was submitted last Friday and i got the call today saying i was approved! as of now surgery date is November 16th !! WHOOP WHOOP! I couldnt believe it got approved that fast with no complications what so ever! it had made my day 10x's better!!!

Mine seems to be going well too. I had my consultation on the 6th i went to the seminar on the 13th ( i know i did that backwards!) I had my psyc eval done on the 20th and the request was submitted to the insurance on the 21st. I called the financial adviser today at my surgeons office and she said it usually take less than a week. all they requested from them was my bmi height and weight. they set my surgery date for nov 16th. hopefully ill know by Friday if its approved or not or if they need more info. I have united heath care choice plus. Maybe we're just lucky or have drs that take care of everything. either way i think were a minority. i have read a lot of problems with insurance on here. but like your dr, mine doesn't seem to be concerned with me getting approved. best wishes! hope it continues to go smooth!

Did anyone's home life change with this surgery? before or after? My fiance' loves me and means well when he says that he doesn't want me to change a thing about myself, but he has serious issues with me having this surgery. He gets angry whenever i mention it or anything about it. he has always been there for me and backed me up with any decision i made. This surgery is hard for him to accept i guess. His main fear is that if i lose the weight, i won't want him anymore--silly right? but it is very hard going through this process without him supporting me each step of the way. i went for my consultation and was so excited when i left. I called him and he says he doesn't really want to hear about it. If i mention it at home, he gets mad and walks away from me. i got my psyc eval scheduled today for next week ( YAY!) and i cant even really tell him about it. I'm getting this done regardless of his opinion, because I am doing it for my children so that they can have a mommy that participates in their lives and doesn't sit on the sidelines. I was just wondering if anyone else went through this and if it got better afterwards. any help is appreciated.

thanks for responding I think i have about 500 left on my deductible. i have about 4000 left for my maximum deductible. After that, the insurance pays 100% of all cost. So that gives me a lot of hope! I've talked to my insurance agency and ask about the 6 month diet thing because i had read so many stories on here about having to have the diet but the representative said i didn't need anything but a bmi over 40 and have it deemed clinically necessary by a physician. I'm hoping that doesn't change on me. The surgeon said it was done as an outpatient procedure in a local hospital. I thought i'd have to stay in the hospital a couple of days but I'm not sure. The surgeons office gave me a list of doctors but said i could go to anyone for the evaluation. I'm just waiting to get an appointment. I called several and left messages. Since most my deductible is met already i want to have this done before the new policy year rolls around because my original deductible is 3600.I don't want to have to pay that again. I have high hopes! this seems to be my last resort. I've tried so many diets, jsut to lose weight and gain what i lost plus 10-15 pounds more each time. having kids didn't help much either. but they are my driving force right now. I want to be able to play with them without getting tired or take them to the beach because as of now i'm too ashamed to wear a bathing suit. I just want to live and being overweight and self conscience about it is keeping me from being happy. All of you that have had this and have had success with it are such an inspiration to me. i keep looking at before and after stories/pics and cant help but wonder if that'll be me in a couple of years. it makes me want it even more! Congrats on your weightless! I can't weight to be where you are !!!