SweetnCurvy

Me too....I keep daydreaming about it lol

I wish I had ur self confidence no matter what size I am. That is one thing I really have to work on. And yes gurl....u will sho nuff be fine!

Hi everyone, Soooooo I FINALLY got a date to see the surgeon after three months of waiting. However now I am so nervous (guess I got so used to waiting and I did not really think the waiting would end lol). Not really sure what to say to him. Any ideas on questions guys?

These are some great questions..thanks! Yes I am pretty set on the sleeve (bypass kinda scares me lol)

You have NO idea how relieved I am to see there are others going through the same as me. I have been eating terribly and I am now ready for the pre op diet to start but my hospital is sooooo slow in scheduling me to see the surgeon so I am just stuck. I do believe that we will all see this through to the end!! Come on surgery!

1. Complete a 5k and 10k 2. Graduate from college 3. Travel to Spain 4. Wear a two piece 5. Get braces 6. Feel completely comfortable in my skin

Thank u guys so much for replying and for the encouragement. It is helping me to keep going:)

I think there are other programs but they seem to be farther away than the program I am with now. I am going to ask again to get a concrete list of the hospitals that perform wls under my ins. Thanks for the tip! I wish u the best too:)

Yeah its sooooo hard to get a concrete answer. I just do not want to submit to ins. and be denied because I didnt have the 6 mos diet/weigh ins.

Hello everyone, I was wondering if any of you have United Healthcare and your Medical Group is Affinity Eden San Leandro? I am trying to figure out if I have to do a six month diet/weigh ins with my pcp? I have tried calling the medical group and asking them if its a requirement and I cannot get a straight answer. I have also called the UHC number on the back of my card and some of the reps are saying that it used to be a requirement and now its not and other reps are telling me to ask my medical group. I am soooooooo confused. Hoping someone has been approves through Affinity Eden. Sorry this is so long:)

Yeah!! Forget your doctor's office. You have to take care of you and that is all that matters. Congrats on the approval:)

Hey everyone! I have a question, specifically those of you who havr UHC. Does insurance require 6 mos of consecutive weigh ins with ur pcp? I am wondering because I was told by my psychologist at my consult that you need to have six months worth of weigh ins in order to be approved. I am really confused.

Thank you!

Hey guys, Hope all is well with everyone. A few weeks ago I attended the intro seminar at Alta Bates Summit Medical in Oakland,Ca and was told it would be 6-8 weeks just to see the surgeon. I was wondering is there anyone on this board who has dealt with Alta Bates Summit Medical for Bariatric Surgery? I am not sure if I should try and find a new program or just stick it out to see the surgeon? I understand that it is about a 2-4 month process from first appt to surgery and I am cool with that but an extra two months on top of that JUST to see the surgeon and confirm all my requirements. I guess I am becoming a little restless, I just want to be sure of everything I have to do and whether or not I am a candidate and two months seems like a long time to wait for that. I do not know, maybe I just need to relax. What do you guys think? BTW, Alta Bates Summit Medical is not a Center of Excellence.