Crisqueena

I see there are a lot of us going tomorrow! Yay! I wish everyone a speedy recovery!. I've got my bags packed and now I'm just waiting on the call from the hospital with my arrival time! See you all on the loser's bench!

Got the call from my surgeon's office today. They received my precert from Aetna! WOO HOO. Surgery is scheduled 12/28! So excited!

To answer a few questions: I did the 3 month option. I met with a nutritionist that works in my surgeon's office. We did a lot through email. I did weigh in with them when I had an appt. (My surgeon's office employs the dietician and a psychologist for the psych eval.) Aetna required that I submit 2 year weight history...which I didn't even have a PCP sent everything from my OBGYN as I've had 3 babies in the last 5 years. My surgeon required a cardiac clearance which I had to have an echo for and a stress test. Surgeon also required pulmonary clearance and of course I had to have a sleep study for that. Surgeon required a letter from my PCP and a scope. I managed to have all the tests finished in about a month...it was busy though. They submitted to Aetna and it took about 2 weeks which I was told is fab b/c it's the end of the year and of course we ran into Thanksgiving. I thought this process would be much harder...I still can't believe it was so easy. So now I have my team meeting on 12/9 with preadmission testing and surgery the 28th! I still am in shock that it is really going to happen but I can't WAIT!

Yes! it's December 28th just 27 days!