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My surgeon said he was okay with me flying two weeks after surgery.

My sleeve surgery is set for 4/30 and I was wondering how many days I should ask my family to help me watch my 8 month old. My husband has to work but I can ask my parents or in-laws. I was thinking like five days. What do y’all think?

Had my final weigh in today and my documents will be sent to Cigna for review next week. I was told I would be called within 3 weeks to hear if I was approved and that surgery will happen in about 2 to 3 months after that. I’m a little bummed that after my 4 plus months of waiting to submit my insurance documentation that I would have to wait another 2-3 months. How long from submitting your insurance requirements for approval to your surgery date did you have to wait? Does 2-3 months sound like an excessive wait after approval or is that average?

Took three weeks for my doctor to submit and then one week (5 business days) for Cigna to approve. Now I wait to schedule a pre op appointment to get my date HW: 240 GW: 150

I just got approved today by Cigna for the gastric sleeve. I was told I’d be scheduling a surgery date for May or June. I’m so ready to start losing now that I know I’ve been approved. I started at a 40 BMI and couldn’t lose or gain for the past five months. What is the best way to lose before my surgery? Any tips or advice? HW: 240 GW: 150

I’m going through Hartford Hospital. I just had my final weigh in after two support group meetings, a psychologist appointment, 4 nutrition appointments, an ekg with a cardiologist, blood work, and approval from my PCP. I had my initial consultation 4 months ago and I feel like this is honestly taking forever. I was told my insurance would take up to three weeks to hopefully approve and that I would get a call from the surgical group to schedule a pre-op appointment to get my surgery date which I was told would be 2-3 months from that approval call. I feel like that’s an excessive wait between approval and surgery. Besides the wait I had to not lose or gain anything because my initial BMI is 40. Trying to maintain the same weight for the past 4 months has been hard because all I want to do is lose already!