LaJodster

June 19th for me! I just came home from all my pre admission testing, stuff is getting real now! I'm nervous but excited, and I can't help but wonder if this will work for me. I guess i'm used to being a diet failure! My doctor is only requiring a liquid diet 1day before surgery & nothing after midnite the nite before. Weird huh? It seems like y'all are having the liquid diet way longer! Good luck everyone! In a week we'll all be losers!

I'm scheduled for the 19th too! Excited but nervous, how about you?

I can relate to these as well!! My surgery date is 6/19 and I have a few things I can't wait for either! How about: 1- tucking my jeans in boots this winter! 2- buying clothes from any store I want! 3- weighing less then my husband! 4- skinny whoopie! (Lol) 5- going to my nieces wedding in January and buying a pretty dress I feel good in! 6- running, playing, riding bikes more with my kids!! I can't wait to get the new me started!! ????

Glad to see you doing so well! I hope I have as easy of a recovery as it sounds you are!! My turn is 6/19! Keep us posted on your progress!

Hi all I started with Dr Abkin at the JFK for life center in Edison but due to an insurance issue, I just changed to Dr Prokurat at Centra State. I'm scheduled for June 19th & I cannot wait!!

Sleeve30 That's awesome!! Can't wait to join you on the losers bench! How are you feeling??

My new surgeon Dr Prokurat wants to schedule me for 6/19, as long as insurance approves it!! Only 3 days later then I was scheduled for! Yay!! Cross your fingers & wish me luck!!

Justjamie I started out with Dr Abkin, but due to my insurance I have to change surgeons, and I've had to find a surgeon who works in a "blue select" center. I go visit my new surgeon Friday! Sleeve30 glad to hear you are feeling a bit better, and yay fir the 6lbs!!

Sorry to hear you feel so rotten! It will get better! I'm going to my new surgeon Friday! Keep us posted on ur progress!

Sleeve30 Good Luck tomorrow & know I'm insanely jealous! I go see my new surgeon Friday! Hopefully it'll go smooth since like you I already have everything done! Keep me posted & again good luck!!!!

I have an appointment with Dr Prokurat next Friday in Freehold! I'm hoping for good news! Thanks again for the recommendation!

Has anyone had their procedure done here? Who was your surgeon and would you recommend them? Due to my insurance (BCBS) I have to use this facility. Thanks for any help you can give!

Thanks so much for your response, I have a call to their office and hope to make an appointment with them. I have all my pre-op work done and can get all the documents from my surgeons office, because of something in my BCBS policy, I have to use Centra State because of it being a "blue select" center! What a hassle! Thanks again for the info!!

Congrats!! So so happy for you!! When's your surgery date again??

The rep I need to speak with was out of the office today! So I half to talk to her tomorrow! Glad the class was good for you!

Thank you! I have to talk to the BCBS rep today to see where in NJ I can find a "blue choice" center! Wish me luck!

I left 2 messages with the insurance company so I have to wait to hear from them. I guess I won't need to go to that class tomorrow!

The doctors office says the ins co gave them the wrong info to start with. I have BCBS PPO. The doctors office says this is a stipulation my employer put on the health care plan we have. I'm so screwed!!

So I got a call from BCBS today and apparently my doctors office is a center is excellence which is what the insurance company had said they needed to be but now the insurance company says they made a mistake and the center bust be a " blue choice" center, which my doctor is not. So I have jumped thru all these hoops for nothing! Now I have to find a blue choice center ASAP if I want to still get my surgery. I'm so depressed. I feel like this was all for nothing & now I have no help in sight....

Good luck! My surgery date is 6/16, one month from today! Can't wait!

My paperwork was all submitted to BCBS yesterday! I'm now waiting right with you!!

Congrats to you! You look great!!

Hey Sleeve30! Good news! They put me in the 5/20 class at Dr Abkin's too! Make sure you say hi to me when you see me "in the flesh"! I finished all my tests yesterday and I'm ready to be submitted to insurance! Did you get your answer yet??

I mean ask if I can come to class earlier! Duh

You look wonderful! Congrats, you should feel proud of yourself!!