Kate27

Congrats to you! I agree now it's flying by!

please excuss the misspellings I didn't realize how much I relied on spell check! lol!

I totally understand where you are coming from. I had a 6 month pre-op diet then all the testing then had to gather all this info from all the doctors and get that faxed off to the insurance. I was constatly calling the doctor's office and insurance to be sure all was going okay. Finally Monday I got approval for the surgery but still had not heard anything about a surgery date. I'm a planner and I just could not stand it anymore! Someone gave me the advice that the squeky weel gets the oil so I called the scheduler myself and got my date. 12/5/12! Now after all that they are sending me some paperw ork and I have to see there NUT and get blood work drawn hopefully that goes smoothly and then it it's surgery time. Hang in there I know it's rough but now you have us to support you!

Wow day after Christmas!

Hey Barb I'm out of St Louis MO

Hey Barb! I am a December sleever as well. 12/5/12 for me I'm so very excited it is finally here! You should join the December 2012 forum that way all of us that had the surgery at the same time can keep in touch. Good luck!

Got my date! Decmeber 5th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :wub:

Good Luck i was just approved Monday. It took 10 BZ days for mine to go through. I have United Health Care though. Now I am playing the waiting game today with the doctors office. someone is suppossed to call me today to schedule the surgery. The plan is for 1st week of December...keeping fingers crossed. Good luck to you! Did you have to do the 6 month diet plan?

I have United Health Care

I'm a bit worried. This has been a crazy summer/fall and with that this is the last month of my pre-op diet. I HAVE NOT LOST ANY SIGNIFICANT WEIGHT! At first I lost a few pounds but then I kept staying the same. I had alot going on and I was not focussing on me. Now I may pay for it! I'm not sure, that is why I thought I would get on here to see if anyone else has had trouble with insurance paying if they did not loose weight during the pre-op period. I even gained 10 pounds last month!!!!!! (it was a bad month a close friend dies/my husband moved to Cali for a job we were all to move he's lost it and is back already) UGH! Anyway so I have been great this month and have lost five pounds but I wasn't sure if it's to little to late? I mean this surgery is going to be the tool I need to turn my life around! I need that little push to get me going. I hope I didn't screw this up for myself. Positive thoughts!!!!!!!!!!! Anyone else had issues or same problem? I haven't turned in my paper work yet so it could be ok just wanted to hear from others.

I'm 32 and I was just approved by insurance yesturday! I will be sleeved in December they are calling me tomorrow to set the date. I'm hoping for the first week of december so I don't loose holiday pay but hey whatever I'm just happy this is finally happening! What's up fellow 30 somethings! Excited can you tell?

Well they said it could take up to 15 BZ days but I turned in the last of my paper work to them October 23rd and I was offically approved yesterday. so that was 10 Bz days. Depeneds on the insurance I guess, Of coarse I was a stickler calling the doctors office and the insurance constatly to make sure everyone did what they were suppossed to. I work with insurance companies and I have worked in doctors offices I know how they can be.

to me it sounds like you have done a lot to try. Like I said I gained and lost and gained and lost during that 6 months. My insurance approved me. I think they want to just see that you have given an effort. Good luck to you. You might be surprised how much you loose in the preop diet. I havent started it yet but I have heard. December can not get here quick enough!

I struggled the whole time I was on the 6th month diet plan. My weight was up and down as much as 10 pounds. Luckily my insurance looked past that and I was just approved for surgery. Looking like December sometime. My main focus is walking and high protein. If I loose I loose I just want to be strong for the surgery. I mean the surgery should (I hope) help with hunger and eating to much. So I feel if we try our hardest and not beat ourselves up we will be fine. If you screw up start over the next day! That's my outlook at least. Good Luck! (Yes I love smiley's! )

I am a fellow "St. Louisin" really Union but close enough. Anyway I am going to Dr. Minkin at Des Peres Hospital and my insurance just approved it. Should be in Decmeber sometime but the staff I am worried about. They seem kinda rude. Maybe it's just me I hope it gets better. Dr. Minkin seems nice . Anyone else have that issue?

Sorry to hear that. I tried with the last insurance I had and they would not cover it either. As soon as I go tthis job that was the first thing I checked. :ph34r: Are you still going to go through with it? What ever you decide good luck! Keep us up to date.

Ive been approved! Just waiting to hear from the doctor to set a date! So excited that stress is finally over!

Thank you all so much that makes me feel better. I have started walking more TRYING to get a mile or 2 in every other day. My main concern is building strength up for the surgery. Ill keep you up to date because after next week I will have met all of my requirements and start the insurance approval process. Fingers crossed!

Thank you so much. I do good on low carb diets so I started today. I also just bought protein shakes to get me used to that too. Thank you. I know dealing with emotial stuff will be an issue but I can do this I have lost 70 pounds once. This time I'm going to keep it off though!

Hi! I'm 32 and live outside STL. Dr. Minkin is my doctor out of Des Peres. I'm not having the surgery until December. I was just searching for fellow friends in the area to keep in touch with on this website.