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Is great to have a surgery day buddy! I found out today im scheduled for 1pm. Good luck to you too. :-)

Im scheduled for 21st Oct with pre-op diet starting on the 7th. Super excited, but nervous too. Im actually viewing the 21st like the beginning of my new life. I can't wait to finally start being free of the fat and everything else I battle because of it. Good luck to you all.

Hi guys. Just got my date today and surgery is in less than 3 weeks on the 21st. Excited and nervous. Start pre-op diet next week.

My insurance company just acknowledged the receipt of my application. They told me I'll have an answer on whether or not I've been approved in 5 working days. It's going to be the longest 5 days ever!

My insurance said my comorbidities were not at a serious enough level to meet their strict comorbidity criteria. Little to no chance of sucess with appealing either, as the policy is very strict and you either meet ALL the thresholds or you dont. So my bank came to the party (luckily) and I hope to get a surgery date in the next week or so.

I was declined unfortunately. But have made the decision to self pay. It means a huge loan I'll be paying back for ages but from seeing what everyone says I'm sure it'll be worth every penny.

Will do :-)

I hope they get onto it quickly for you. I bet each day feels like a week! An answer will soon come and I wish you all the very best for approval! I got in touch with my surgeon yesterday and told him I'll self pay. He's referred me to the nutritionist and says I'll have my appt with her next week. Things moving fast now. I should have a surgery date confirmed within 2 weeks!

That sounds interesting and promising. But im not sure that sort of process exists here. I will certainly run it past my surgeon thou and see what he says. Right now im so over waiting. Might just suck it up and self-pay. That level is debt is truely daunting and a little terrifying but so is living a miserable life for any longer.

There is no option to appeal here ( they told me I could lay a complaint or object. .but that surgery will not be approved unless my health or weight get drastically worse).

whoa! Just got phonecall from insurance company. I've been declined. Im disappointed but my bank has already pre-approved a personal loan to self pay the entire $21000. Now to consider if I can take on that kind of debt.

Not long. Only submitted application 2 days ago. Found out today they have received my application and that I'll have my decision in 5 working days. There is a high chance I'll be declined as my application had to be under the "other comorbidity" criteria so Im very nervous.

Fingers crossed for you! I'm waiting for approval too. Best of luck

My family ( predominantly my mother) have been very interested and quite supportive of my choice to get the rny until I actually had my surgeon appt and made my insurance application. Now she is refusing to even acknowledge the topic and constantly changes the subject when I update her on progress. Im still waiting to hear if my insurance application has been approved ( submitted yesterday) and today I made the decison that if im declined, I will go ahead and self pay (eek! huge loan). My mom's reaction is now even worse. I know she'll be understandably worried or dealing with her own regrets over weight and health. ..but its a horrible feeling to not have her support suddenly. It's making me wonder if I'm making the right choice. Anyone else had close family turn a bit strange the closer they got to surgery??

Im sorry you've experienced this too. I'll probably go into my op with only my partners support too, but thats ok. Im so over living a shadow of my life. Im so over being a hermit and living in pain. It's quite tragic to hear of the breakdown between you and your family...especially with a wee bubba on the way (congrats). I hope they come round and can one day get over the jealousy and you can reconnect. I've heard heaps on the effects of jealousy. I've been the "fat one" amongst my friends all my life. I know my future weightloss will affect the dynamics there...im just hoping not too badly.

It's definitely sad alright. And makes me angry too sometimes. But im guessing my mum feels threatened and scared and I'm trying to be a little more understanding of the way she's reacting.

Yep, Im getting the horror stories now too. It's like they've spent hours on Google pulling out all the cases of tragic complications or excess weight re-gain and essentially told me thats my likely future. I refuse to be brought down. I know the risks are real, but im going in with a positive attitude. I only wish they could too. Hopefully in time...

Thanks. Ive been reading these threads and knew if I wanted support i'd probably have to look online, rather than my own family. We're quite close so this is hitting me hard. Thanks for your support. It's good to know I'm not the only one feeling a bit abandoned. It's definitely time to look after myself. I've put myself last for way too long. You're right...their loss.