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Awesome success!

This is inspiring! You look absolutely fantastic

Glad to hear that you have supportive people in your life!

Good luck to you, Buddy! I have been heavy on and off my whole life -- I was heavy in middle school, but slimmed down in high school, although at 135lbs I thought I was enormous. Then once I started having babies (5 in total!) I packed on the pounds steadily. But - enough is enough!! I'm so excited to be rid of the weight once and for all, and to have a new start in life!

I'm sorry that it's been such a struggle so far, but I'm happy to hear that there's a light at the end of the tunnel. We will be sleeved on the same day! It's so exciting, isn't it?!

I'm having surgery on June 3rd with Dr. Patterson.

Just got my surgery date -- June 3rd!!

I have United Healthcare, and they do cover weight loss surgery (yay!!). However, my policy states that I should have a pre-authorization letter on file 6 months prior to surgery. I don't have to do any diet during that 6 months, nor do I have any other requirements - I just have to wait 6 months. It's frustrating because I seemingly have to wait for no real reason. The coordinator at the surgeon's office said that she's never come across a UHC policy that requires a person to do this, and she agrees that it's silly. Do you think it's worth it to call UHC and inquire more into WHY I have to wait 6 months? Is there some sort of appeal I can do? Or should I just suck it up and have patience?

Thank you!

My coordinator has called, and I also called, and we both received the same information. But yes, I should call back and see if I could be disqualified for any reason during the 6 months wait.

Very inspiring! You look amazing!

I have United Healthcare, and I don't have to have had a history of high BMI, nor do I have to follow a 6 month supervised diet -- the only 'catch' is that I have to schedule surgery 6 months out - so as soon as I meet for my first pre-op appointment, I will schedule the surgery then for in 6 months (so probably October/November)

Hello, everyone! I am a 32 year old female from Portland, Oregon, and I'm in the very beginning stages of my WLS journey. I just applied last week to a clinic, was got the call on Thursday from the insurance coordinator. She said that my insurance does cover the surgery, and that I don't need to do any doctor supervised diets - the only requirement is that the insurance company wants to know an exact surgery date 6 months in advanced. So basically at my first appointment I'll get my surgery date (probably sometime in November, I'm thinking) and then the waiting will begin. I'm 5'2 and I weight 240. I've been heavy most of the life, although in high school I was down to about 140, thanks to bulimia (not proud of that, but eating disorders definitely play a role in my weight history. I have 4 beautiful children, and last year I decided that I wanted to become a surrogate. I tried my best to get healthy and lose weight, and I went from 250 to 180. It was at this time that I was matched with an infertile couple and I started my surrogacy journey. I gained a bunch of weight due to the fertility meds I was on, and I got pregnant weighing about 200. I gained a lot of weight with that 5th pregnancy, and I delivered at about 260. Sadly, here I am 6 months later, and i'm only down about 20 pounds from when I delivered. But being able to hand an infertile couple the gift of their healthy, beautiful newborn son was by far one of the coolest moments of my life, and I will never regret doing that. I am now officially hanging up my uterus ( ) and saying no more pregnancies! It is time that I focus on me, and my health. I am so tired of my weight being such an issue for me. I hate the self loathing that I feel every time I see myself in a mirror, and see a picture of myself. I am tired of not feeling worthy to my parents, especially compared to my skinny siblings. I'm just tired of being fat. I have a very supportive husband whom I love dearly, and I know that with him, we can do anything. I'm excited about the possibility of having this surgery done, and I'm excited about getting healthy.

"Giving myself have I have given others - the gift of life." I hadn't thought of it that way! Thank you - I love that perspective!