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I am done with all my pre recs for sirgery and just awaiting insurance authorization. The waiting is more stressful than I ever assumed. Hope they make a determination soon. I am ready to start my new life!

heres to the new you!

i did my sleep study at home. it was pretty simple in fact @@lisaanewme67

Alright time for some recommendations on best protein powders and best things to add in yo mix it up. what ya got wonderful people?!?????

As I get further into the process it seems like I have more and more questions. Those of you have simple desk jobs...how long were you out of work after your surgery and how long were you in-patient?

I am currently waiting for appt 6 of 6 to satisfy insurance requirements. After that they said they will send out for insurance authorization. My question is how long did all of you wait for authorization and than for surgery after insurance requirements were met?

That is what I would like to do as well @lose2behealthy. Short term disablity prob doesnt apply to elective surgery.

Hope everything went well for you guys who had surgery today. Let us all know how it went. Bless all of you.

Here is the peoblem I have with the hoops they made you jump through. Doctors say that being obese is like having cancer in that your mortality rate goes way up, yet because it is an elective procedue we have to go through so much to get approved. They wouldnt do that with a cancer surgery they would just complete it. Glad to hear you didnt get lost in shuffle of such a silly system. Good Luck.

Good for you. Make up your mind and dont look back. We should all be happy in life.

I have been heavy my whole life. I have dieted and yo yoed back and forth. I made the decision to so something about it. My mind is in the right place and I am ready for all the hard work, my problem lies in selecting which surgery to have. Initially I decided on the band because it is the least invasive. I was concerned with a major organ in my body being partially removed or having my diagestive system re-routed. Recently I have been researching and it seems like there are many complications with the band and very few bands are done anymore. I am now thinking the sleeve is the way to go but there are no is no long term data on how it effects the body. I know which ever method I chose is going to be a long hard road, but I am worried about the safety of the procedures. I could use any advice that anyone can offer up.