BrookeM07

I thought I was going to die laughing in my cubicle while reading this! I first applied for Gastric Bypass over a year ago, but decided I really wanted to try and get pregnant and knew I had to wait 18 months after surgery to try again, so I changed my mind and went to a fertility specialist. After 6 months of EXCRUCIATING hormone/fertility therapy I threw in the towel and decided to go a different direction & went back to the Bariatric Center. Now here I am, in the final stretch, still having no period due to PCOS, telling my husband I'm gonna strangle him if I end up pregnant before surgery and went thru all this for nothing! Crazy how 1 year can change a mindset hehe.

I will be having my RNY August 17th

Finally got my date yesterday after waiting a month from when I got my Insurance Approval... August 17th, here I come! Pre-op appointment August 12th & no Pre-Op diet.

Finally got my date yesterday after waiting a month from when I got my Insurance Approval... August 17th, here I come! Pre-op appointment August 12th & no Pre-Op diet.

I also have severe PCOS, which has caused severe hair loss. I use Biotin & Monat Hair Loss system daily, but have a feeling after I have my bypass, I will be next to bald. Do you suggest any specific Wig sites? I really have no issue wearing wigs. The way I look at it is, I get to have a different hairstyle/color whenever I want, and not have to worry about getting up extra early to do it Plus, there could be much worse things to worry about at the end of the day.

I have been reading thru these forums for over six months now, and I'm finally posting my own thread! I have been overweight my whole life. I have non-alcoholic Liver Disease that consists of Fatty Liver & several hepatic adenomas, PCOS, Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, Leukocytosis, Infertility, Severe GERD, IBS, Chronic unspecified inflammation in the body, the list really goes on and on. On top of my own co-morbidities, I have a very very strong family history of Heart Disease & Diabetes. I thought about pursuing Bariatric Surgery a couple years back, but after doing research, I talked myself out of it because I didn't want to have to wait ANOTHER 18-24 months to conceive. Well, after 6 months of fertility therapy & horrible side effects, I decided I needed to stop and reassess the situation. I went thru all my requirements, and submitted my Pre-Auth to insurance in March '16, to be denied 2 weeks later due to lack of support from my PCP. My Primary is very "old fashioned", and doesn't believe in "Non-Traditional Weight Loss", so I was left hanging & she would not right up a letter of medical necessity or provide documentation that I have been actively trying to lose weight for the past umteen years. So, I ended up going to my Bariatric Center & just doing another 3 months of NUT appointments to add on to everything I already had to HOPEFULLY achieve requirements while by-passing my PCP. My appeal was submitted June 10th, and I was getting multiple responses for "Wait time" from my insurance. One person said it was the standard 7-10 days, and then another said that an appeal isn't the same thing as a pre-auth, and they are allowed 30 days. At this point, my lab work is getting worse; liver is getting worse; retaining ridiculous amounts of fluid; CRP is thru the roof; in ER with sky-high WBC; I just need this done! Just got word from my insurance today that my denial has been overturned and I have been APPROVED! Going thru these threads for 6 months, I never understood why people cried when getting the approval. I now understand... Something that seemed so unobtainable the last few months is finally real. It's my Holy Grail honestly.... I woke up today just having an awful morning & that 1 phone call just turned my day upside down. My golden birthday is 1 week from today (27 on June 27th), and this by far is the best present ever! Now, to just wait on a date! So many happy tears in my cubicle today! -Brooke

I'm really hoping to get my surgery in by the end of July, but my surgeon is out of the country for the rest of June, and they won't even put me on the schedule until he is back in office. No date yet- I'm really hoping to get my surgery in by the end of July, but my surgeon is out of the country for the rest of June, and they won't even put me on the schedule until he is back in office. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Thank you!!

Thanks everyone! It is still somewhat surreal to me! Still waiting on my Surgeon's office to get back to me to schedule the actual date, so that is adding a little more anticipation to the situation :/

You can file the appeal if they are not responding. If you call your insurance company, they can send you the appeal application. I will admit though, it is much easier for the Surgeon's office to do it.

A roller coaster ride of emotions is definitely an understatement! Now that it's "Real", these feelings have intensified. I'm excited, hopeful, overwhelmed and just downright scared sh*tless!

Thank you, I imagine I will be coming back with more once I get my date & everything!

Now this makes me nervous because I have chronic Leukocytosis. My WBC is always between 15-17 Hope this isn't another hoop I have to jump thru!