jasminebsn3

GOOD LUCK!

That's exciting!!! Let me know how Monday goes!

Hey I'm October 15th also. I'm a little nervous and for sure not as prepared as you. How are you dealing with the pre- surgery nerves???

The gas thing must of been so scary. What did they do for you? Did they put you on oxygen or something?

Yayyy!!! We can be each other's support system!!! I'm excited and nervous but ready to start this new journey. When will you know for sure if you've been approved.

Hey all, I'm an October RNY!!! My surgery date is next Wednesday 10/15/14. I'm so nervous that I think I'm making myself sick. I'm trying to calm myself down but I'm still really nervous. Good Luck to all the Octobers, I hope all goes well. Keep us posted on how everyones doing!!! Best wishes!

Hello all, I'm new to this site and have about another 4 months before I can submit the paper work to my insurance company for approval. I have highmark blue cross blue shield federal and I was wondering if anyone else has that insurance and what their experience was like getting approved. Also do they want to see you losing weight over the six month period or just want to see that you have seen your pcp for at least 6 months. The whole reason I'm having weight loss surgery is because I've had trouble trying to loose weight my entire life. So really I just wanna know if approval will be based on me losing weight over the 6 months. My surgeons coordinator really didn't say we had to loose any weight in the six months. I'm also not sure if I should be journaling what I eat everyday for them to submit that also. I really don't want to wait six months and be denied because I was unable to loose a substantial amount of weight. Any feedback, no matter what insurance company you have would be appreciated. Thank you!

Thanks you all for your feedback. Luckily my insurance company did not require me to lose any certain amount of weight. Also, I learned at my second weigh in that the bcbs federal only required a 3 month diet plan/visit, so the 2nd week in September my surgeon submitted all my paperwork and I was APPROVED a week later. Yayyyy!!! I'm so excited and so terrified at the same time. My surgery is October 15th and now that I'm less than 2 weeks away from my date I'm getting really nervous. How is everyone else doing with nervousness with the fast approaching surgery dates?!! Thanks again for all the great feedback!

I have bcbs federal. I'm 25 with a bmi of 43 and was approved in one week. I was worried also because I have no co-morbities and am fairly healthy but they approved me. I just scheduled my surgery and am excited/nervous. Good Luck and keep us posted!!!