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Hi guys, My surgery is in a few weeks and I'm still very excited about it. I'm not nervous at all. My question for those of you that have had the procedure already is how long did it take for you to feel well enough to return to work again? I have an office job, so I won't have to do prepare for lifting or anything like that. I ask because I've scheduled a week off for recovery time and I'm wondering if I'm being too confident about my recuperation time? I've read from a lot of folks here that they felt normal after about 5 days or so and based taking a week off post-op on that. I should also add that I'm going into this surgery in great health (no co-morbidities at all) other than being obese (lol) . Any opinions/advice would be much appreciated!! Thanks so much, Nat

That's great to hear Bridgette. I wish you a speedy recovery (seems you're well on your way with that) and great success with your new tool for success! Nat

Thanks so much CoolCrystal, that's exactly what I needed to know. I think I've taken the exact amount of time I need than!!! Nat

Great to know, thanks so much for your response and advice!!! Nat

That's awesome and good to hear. I plan on taking it easy and fortunately, my job doesn't require me to be running around a lot so I'll still be able to take it easy when I return to work. Thanks for your input, Nat

Hi noosagirl, I don't think my job will have a problem with my requesting more time off in necessary. I'm about to start a new job, so I didn't want to take off too much time since this might happen to be during my last two weeks, but I will if needed. Thanks for your feedback and advice, Nat

I'm a Notorious November; I'll be banded on November 18th and I'm EXTRA excited!!! :smile:

OMG, I'm so excited guys; I just called BCBS to check on the status of my case and they informed me that I've been approved for my lapband surgery! This comes on the heels of finding out I also got a GREAT new job, so I'm trying my best to get my procedure scheduled before switching jobs. Already put a call into my surgeon's coordinator and left a message for her to call me back ASAP! Keep your fingers crossed for me that the timing works out! Thanks for all the support and I'll keep you guys posted on what happens. :Dancing_biggrin: I'm SO excited right now I don't know what to do with myself!!! :party: I'm not sure how I'm going to get any work done for the rest of the day (lol)!

Hi Creed2474, Here's a link to the questions you can expect from my surgeon's website: http://c1-preview.prosites.com/26529/wy/docs/Psycholigical%20evaluation%20document.pdf If that link doesn't work for you, please let me know, Nat

Hi Anxiously Awaiting... My surgeon's coordinator said she faxed my paperwork to BCBS on September 24th as well. I called to check on the status last week and according to BCBS, it was only put into their system on October 15th and I'm already approved. I have heard that it can take up to 30 days to receive approval, so I wouldn't worry too much. Look at it this way, if you were going to be denied, it would have happened already. They are probably just taking their sweet time. Good luck though, keep me informed on what happens! Nat

Hi guys, So I was told by the coordinator at my surgeon's office that she sent my paperwork to Carefirst BCBS for approval on September 24th. She mentioned that their turn around is pretty quick and I should have an answer in 2wks at the most. Long story short, I called the coordinator on Wednesday because I hadn't heard anything from BCBS or the office, so I wanted to know if she had any news. I had already called BCBS and left a voicemail, but they never called me back. The coordinator said she hadn't heard anything, but she would call them right away and get back with me. I called the doctor's office this morning and got their voicemail, so I decided to try BCBS again. Someone finally answered and checked and informed me that they just received my paperwork on October 15th (yup, Wednesday of this week) and it was under review (as I would imagine since they JUST received it) :frown:. Clearly my coordinator JUST sent them the paperwork when I called to 'check' on the status, which means she never sent it in the first place. I'm so irritated right now! :cool2: I was thinking I was going to get the results and now I'm back to square one having to wait all over again :smile:. I'm so irritated right now. I want my surgery like LAST YEAR and now I have to wait that much longer. I know things will be fine and I'll be fine and the news will be great (because I'm owning this already), but I'm just irritated right at this very moment and I needed to vent. Hope you guys understand. "And that's all I have to say about that" - Forrest Gump

Thanks for your comments and feedback guys. My irritation might indeed be misdirected at the office staff, the timing was just uncanny. I appreciate knowing that I'm not all alone out here. It's nice to get feedback when you just want to vent because it helps to put things back into perspective. Sometimes things happen for a reason, right? Maybe this is one of those times. Here's hoping the turnaround time for my approval is as fast as some of yours. Nat

Hi Linda, Just as with anything else, sometimes you just need a second opinion from another doctor. If you return and the doctor is still against your choice, I would suggest finding another surgeon in your area and getting their opinion. Good luck and don't let one person get you discouraged or cause you to lose your momentum, ok! Inspirations and blessings, Nat