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So I just had a lady who hardly knows me stop me and say.....you should really reconsider surgery....this is a big deal....a big change....and you look great the way you are.....WHAT DO YOU EVEN SAY TO THAT??? for that 4 minutes I really thought about what she said.....what if shes right?!?!?! Im venting of course....cause no one else understands but my sleeve buddies

Put a countdown timer on my phone. I am so emotional, surgery is August 19, and I have days where I'm super excited and others where I'm scared. I worked really hard at getting my approval, tried 10 years ago but got denied and I was beat up by the appeal process, so I let it go. I got married again to wonderful man and lived my life but always felt like I wasn't living a quality life. So I tried again this year and finally got my approval. Start my liquid pre-op diet next Monday along with my pre-op testing, then 2 weeks till my surgery. I'm praying for no complications and for this next few weeks to fly by! Anyone else feeling emotional, and all over the place?

Put a countdown timer on my phone. I am so emotional, surgery is August 19, and I have days where I'm super excited and others where I'm scared. I worked really hard at getting my approval, tried 10 years ago but got denied and I was beat up by the appeal process, so I let it go. I got married again to wonderful man and lived my life but always felt like I wasn't living a quality life. So I tried again this year and finally got my approval. Start my liquid pre-op diet next Monday along with my pre-op testing, then 2 weeks till my surgery. I'm praying for no complications and for this next few weeks to fly by! Anyone else feeling emotional, and all over the place?

Each insurance company has different requirements, but it's typical to have things each insurance company wants you to do before you have a major surgery. Everyone goes through it, it's frustrating but it's worth it in the end. Good luck and just know it'll be worth it in the end!

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

According to my Dr. The liquid diet is to help shrink your liver before surgery so it won't be damaged by the procedure since most big people have fatty livers and the Liquid Protein diet helps reduce the size of it, to avoid complications of the liver being injured during surgery. And it also prepares you for after your surgery on what to expect after your sleeved, since you'll be on liquids and Proteins shakes for awhile.

Congrats Dee! I was ask excited when I got my approval call! Way to go!

Seems like it is common. I was going to Banner Gateway. I got everything done but egd. They called ins for authorization and it was a no go. Apparently banner is a center of excellence but not a center of blue distinction. Insurance is anthem bcbs. They told me st luke or scottsdale bariatric. When i called them they didnt know they were a center of blue distinction. I have googled centers of blue distinction and their name came up. You would think they would know. You would have thought when banner first called to find out my benefits someone could have told them.
So now I'm having all records transferred. Hurry up and wait!

Well Mary told me Ashley would call me on Friday the 19, but I never heard from her, emailed Mary and on Tuesday the 23rd Adept Ashley called and apologized apparently the list they have messes up and my name was missing, but once I emailed Mary, they researched it and found me, I got my date right then, I chose a Monday since that's one if my days off, I check in at 11 surgery at 1, and it was all pretty easy, got my pre-op date too, which is the day I start my liquid diet 8/5 I can't have anything until after the testing, since you have to fast. Then they email a list of dates and info on your follow up appt and pre-op diet and what to expect.

I'm getting sleeved on 8/19, start pre-op diet 8/5, I have my pre-op testing that same day so I have to fast my first day of my liquid diet, can't eat until after my testing is done, so should be interesting!

I'm getting sleeved on 8/19, start pre-op diet 8/5, I have my pre-op testing that same day so I have to fast my first day of my liquid diet, can't eat until after my testing is done, so should be interesting!

That really sucks! My classes were free. Put on by the surgeon, hospital and weight loss center. I couldn't imagine having to pay for that those classes. Considering everything we have to go through just to get an approval and surgery date, you'd think that would be free.

Today, I got my paperwork from my surgeon detailing everything, and from my insurance company, confirming that they approved my surgery, it's very surreal, 10 days from today I start my pre op diet, then surgery on Aug 19th, it's something I wanted for a very long time, just a little scared and nervous about my new life.

Finally got my date! They lost my info, but found it after I kept bugging them! Lol! Surgery is August 19, start my liquid diet on August 5th! So excited!

Finally got my date! They lost my info, but found it after I kept bugging them! Lol! Surgery is August 19, start my liquid diet on August 5th! So excited!

Finally got my date! They lost my info, but found it after I kept bugging them! Lol! Surgery is August 19, start my liquid diet on August 5th! So excited!

Congrats Dee!

Congrats Dee!

I got the call earlier today that I was approved! Only took a week for my insurance to approve!! Find out my surgery date on Friday for August sometime!

I got the call earlier today that I was approved! Only took a week for my insurance to approve!! Find out my surgery date on Friday for August sometime!

My patient advocate just submitted my paperwork today, she tells me it takes 2 weeks or so to get a response, and then I will get my surgery date in August, so I am praying all goes well and I get approved! Fingers crossed!!

I plan on it, I figure I will call them tomorrow and make sure they received everything. It has been a long process and I have been back and forth, but the thought of dying and leaving my children and husband is too much for me not to finally get myself healthy and make sure I am around for my familia for a long time! Thank you for the kind words I am so excited!!

I'm new to the website and I have one weigh in left, june 17, and then my paperwork gets officially submitted. I'm extremely anxious and hopeful for a surgery date first or second week of July! Fingers crossed.