Andi07

Congrats on all of the surgeries I see'

Good luck! I go to visit my surgeon tom to submit. Here's to quick approvals and soon surgery dates

Hope yalls surgeries went well and that ur recovery is going as expected!

Praying ur surgery went well and that you have a speedy recovery!

Hey guys! I've been lurking and enjoying reading everyone's post and approvals! what a way to start the new year Got diagnosed with sleep apnea - never been more excited to hear I have a disease LOL. Well now with sleep apnea qualifying me for the surgery, I officially have a case manager and will speak with her on Friday to get more information about this procedure, next steps, etc. The UHC Bariatric resource services representative was very helpful too - nice to get information and all of that good stuff with no pressure. Woooot! Totes excited and hope this is a relatively quick process! Just wanted to share that lil tidbit...

Went and saw the surgeon for the 1st time last Friday. He gave me a check list to complete prior to my next appointment in March...basically I have to get clearances from my doctors, bloodwork, psych eval and nutritionist (only one NUT session though). I had 5 months of supervised weight loss done so my pcm will do this last one so I can submit it as well. My March appointment will be when we submit to the insurance for approval so please send some approval vibes, prayers and thoughts my way please

Makes sense! I tried doing that when I 1st started this shift but then got confused on what to do on my days off when I sleep and get up like a regular person. I'll be trying harder to stick to midnight to midnight prior to getting the surgery so it becomes habit. Thanks for your response

Oh wow!! Super fast!

Sorry if this is a stupid question but you track from midnight to midnight in terms of calories/protein/water?

Thanks so much for your response! Happy to hear that they like him and ever worked out so well. How long did it take you to get approved after submitting to insurance? Best of luck to you!

@@lofairy Thanks so much for asking this. I'm in the process of getting approved but eating while working the overnight shift has stumped me, even now. I'm really concerned about when to eat after the surgery. I'm up most days by 1 pm but my shift doesn't start until 9 pm and ends 8 am.

Tampa!

Tampa here - hoping/believing to schedule my sleeve surgery soon!

Edited to add: Tentatively scheduled for 4/20/16. I'm in New Tampa

Woooot! Congrats!

I'm in Tampa! I have my consult this Friday so I'm hoping to have a date within the next couple of weeks. Congrats on your date/surgery!

Told I was prequalified and assigned a very nice nurse advocate. I've sent in my weight loss records and made the consult appointment for next week... Whew, I'm a nervous wreck --- can't wait to get through the psych evaluation, get really approved and schedule a surgery date. Quick question though, if I already see a psychiatrist, can I use them for an eval?

Thanks y'all! I'll be asking at the appointment next friday. I hope I can use my psychiatrist- would make life easier

You're welcome!

Good luck! Keep in touch and I hope your surgery is quick and uneventful

Definitely know the feeling. Learned the hard way to just keep my mouth closed about my sleeve plans. Some ppl don't or won't understand and that's fine but I'm not gonna let it affect me too much. It's my life snd body so they can kick rocks ***hugs***

I woke up gasping and choking but I didn't think there was anything to it. Doc said that daytime exhaustion, moodiness, confusion, etc are signs of apnea too

Praying and hoping for good news!

Hey, yall! I'm Andi from Tampa and I recently started thinking about and researching the gastric sleeve surgery. I'm 5'4.5" and weigh around 215-220 lbs. My BMI is around 37.7. No comorbidities but have a family history of diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. Of course, this worries me since I'm so overweight. I do not want any of those diseases and would like to be proactive about my weight/situation. I called my insurance UHC to see what the requirements are and how much would it cost. I was told that my BMI was in the range but without any comorbidities or having a BMI of 40, that I was not eligible. I asked to see if I could possibly get my doctor to help get it approved. UHC said that my doctor would have to do a peer to peer review with them in order to try and get it approved. I have an appointment with my PCP on Thursday so I'm hoping she'll be able to do a peer to peer then. Any suggestions or advice on how to help get this approved and get the process started? Thanks!

How's your journey, llsp?It's really just starting, I'm not even sure I feel like I'm on a journey yet. I will tell you though for the first time in a long time I am really optimistic about the future and looking forward to something. It sounds so weird to be 'excited' for surgery but I read so many uplifting posts here with different peoples successes and I'm excited for all of us! I had my third of 6 monthly check-ins in December so I am getting closer. I actually gained weight from my first weigh-in to my second so my goal right now is to work to shave off those 6 lbs for my next visit. Awesome! Wish you best of luck. I'm just hoping for an approval year too. Here's approvals, successful surgeries and losing weight!