SuperDave

It always amazes me how the can grab the money out of your account in seconds, but it takes 3-4 days (or longer) to put it back. Glad it worked out!

The first few days of the liquid diet were the worst for me. It does get better. I just tried to keep myself busy and not think about it. No worries, you got this!

Thanks for sharing! Hang in there. The approval will come!

I had 2 denials. The first was a legitimate reason and the second was basically a communication problem between the office and the insurance company. Once that was sorted out I was approved. It took about 4 months from first submission to insurance until my surgery date. Hopefully yours is quicker!

Congrats! It all starts moving pretty quick after approval.

Good luck! I had a couple denials before the final approval. In the end it was worth the wait. I'm sure it will all work out!

Hi there! Congrats on taking the first step! I am 8 days post-op, and I won't tell you that it has all been easy, but it has been worth it for me so far. Best of luck while you go through the process!

I find the shakes and flavored powders to be too sweet and weird tasting, so I buy the unflavored Protein powder. I mix it with about 6 ounces of milk and a couple ice cubes. It basically just tastes like milk, which isn't great, but I'm not drinking it for the flavor!

Great work! Keep it up!

Thanks for the support!

I kept it quiet until my last day of work, and then I told one person. I'm sure when I return after a month everyone will know. That's okay, I don't care too much what anyone else thinks!

While I understand the point you are trying to make, this argument does not make any sense to me. First of all, neither WLS or other weight loss programs are illegal anywhere in CO. The same is not true of marijuana, cities still can and do prohibit it within their limits. Second, though WLS is not covered by the ACA in Colorado, neither is marijuana whether for medical or recreational use. In fact, it is not covered in any state, as it is still illegal on a federal level. Third, the "wise elected officials" did not pass the marijuana measures in Colorado, the voters did that. Have the voters been given the same opportunity to decide what should be covered by the ACA? Maybe if they were, you would discover how "open minded" they really can be. Last, if marijuana is more of a "medical necessity" than WLS, why is it so heavily taxed? WLS is considered a medical procedure, meaning that not only is it not taxed, it is federally tax deductible as a medical expense. I challenge anyone to legitimately use weed as a tax deduction. Please don't take this as meaning that I am against WLS being covered, I agree 100% that it should be. I'm simply pointing out that you can't fairly compare apples to oranges. If this is something you feel strongly about, perhaps you should look into what it would take to get it on the ballot. The marijuana movement started because somebody recognized something that they did not feel was right, and started the process to change it. Just my two cents.