BandedCandace

I had to do the 6 mnth weight loss too. My last appointment was on Nov 29th and I got approved Monday. Good luck to you and read..read...read..I love this forum..Its not all good stuff, people tell the rough side too..and thats what we need. Keep in touch!

Just called my insurance company and i have been approved. Busted out crying at work out of pure relief and excitement. Waiting for a call back from the surgeon's office on next step. I am beyond excited at this moment!!!!! to all of you that have been banded I want to say thank you for the advice (the good and bad times) that you bring to this forum. I have read and studied and made notes from all of this. I know I have the support here to fall back on when i feel down or out. THANK YOU!

Now i am freaking out. the surgeons office asked me to call and have the insurance company fax a letter stating i was approved instead of waiting on it via mail. the guy i spoke with asked if my surgeon was in network. With my insurance to cover the doctor has to be in network..now I am confused and wondering if i got excited too early.

Excited for you! I am waiting on insurance approval. Tomorrow will be a week, but it seems like a month! I am 29 and want to have kids someday too. I'm not married, but I have always thought about having kids. I too have been overweight my whole life, i was a 10 lb baby and was EARLY. I was doomed from day one haha For the first time in my life I am trying to lose weight for myself and my health, not because someone said I was fat. progress. There are some awesome people on here with great advice. Very inspirational and sometimes scary stories. I am excited for you and look forward to seeing your progress!

My paperwork was submitted Wednesday around noon. Is today too early to start calling and pestering!? the nurse told me to call and pester them and sometimes they will push it through quickly. Also, who do I call? I have UHC..do i just cal the number on the back of the card..maybe this is a silly question I am just stressing.

Just spoke with my Bariatric coordinator and she just faxed my paperwork into insurance. She says she double checked and I appear to have everything. She also said give it a few days and start calling the insurance company. Bugging them can make the approval process quicker. So now I can breathe a partial sigh of relief and know at least the ball is rolling..Hopefully no problems. Fingers crossed! Ready to start a new, healthy life.

my psych eval was 2 hours long. I feel the same way as FLORIDAYS, I think it's primarily to make sure you are aware of the lifestyle change and that you are mentally ready. I was nervous as hell for mine because I have been on anti depressants for years and I was worried that would affect their decision. Mine went good and I am sure yours will too. I was so nervous though..I have everything in a folder and I even got a yellow folder because i thought it was more happy than a regular one..crazy i know haha

My appointment was yesterday. Lost 3 lbs in a month and glad its done! I almost punched the doctor in his nose though. i am not too fond of this doctor anyway, i just used him for my signatures because he is closer than my PCP. Well He asked if I had met with the surgeon yet and which surgery I wanted to have. I told him lap band and he laughed..YES laughed! I just looked at him. He said why lap band, to which I explained my reasoning and one of them being, it's less invasive. He says "its less effective, If I were going to have surgery I would make sure it was going to work" I said regardless of what WLS there is, you have to work it to maintain it. He just laughed at me. I was so pissed! Who the hell is he to tell me what I should and should not do..I am so glad I am done with him. Now I wait! Sorry had to vent about an ignorant doctor.

Thursday i will have my final appointment for my dr supervised diet. I am nervous, excited, anxious, REALLY Excited..This has been the longest month EVER. I am trying to not get TOO excited because I know how difficult insurance companies can be, so I just hope they dont throw anymore hoops at me to jump through because this girl is tired! I really just can not wait for the phone calling saying that insurance says I am good to go and I can breathe a sigh of relief. I am just so scared they are going to make it difficult because they can. Anyway - havent posted in a week or so, just wanted to vent to all my peeps out there Have an awesome day everyone!

I am still awaiting my final appointment for my dr supervised diet. I am a little stressed because they just had me continue doing weight watchers..which I have been up and down on and thats how each month is. The first month I lost...next gained...next lost..next gained..and we will see how it works this time. I am up and down like that with weight watchers which is why I want lap band to use as a tool. I know it's not a quick fix and I will have to work my ass off..like I do with weight watchers. I have PCOS and anyone who knows anything about it, knows it makes losing weight on your own a b*tch. I am limited on the amount of exercise I can do due to severe arthritis in my knee and needed knee surgery (no cartilage left..strictly bone on bone). I do what I can, but fail to see results. I hope this wont affect insurance accepting..On to my vent.. Last night was our weight watchers meeting...i LOVE my weight watchers leader..she is great. Well last night we were discussing celebs who have lost weight and how they have done it. One celeb was mentioned and someone said yeah well she had that weight loss surgery, she took the easy way out...and i got PISSED. From what I have read and researched,..that isnt a dang thing easy about this..its not an easy way out because i know i will have to work for it just as I am now..if not harder. People who think it's an easy way out irritate me. If I could do it on my own, if I wasnt 29 years old, 6'2 and 407 lbs and could do this on my own..the last place I would be would be in my doctor's office begging for weight loss surgery because if I stay this way all I will be looking at is the ground because I will die..plain and simple..I will die. This isnt an option..this wasnt an easy decision..i HAVE to do this..I have to live..I have to be able to sit in an airplane seat comfortably and not be all on the next person..i have to be able to ride a roller coaster because I never have..I can't fit...I have to be able to have a family and see them grow..None of this is easy..NONE of it. Anyone who thinks it is are just nuts. Ok I feel better 13 Days til my last appointment.

Thanks yall for the comments! I have read all of the negative stuff people have posted as well. At first it scared me, but then I realized that it can't be much worse than being this overweight and risk dying young from health problems. I know it may be hard, and I know it is life changing, but i HAVE to get this weight off and I need help doing it. I still completely want to do this and am so excited to finally have it approved so I can take a deep sigh of relief and know that there is a new life ahead.