3 Month Supv Diet - Done!

[2beskinny 4]

Had my 3rd appointment for the doctor supervised diet today. Lost 9 pounds this month - whohoo! So nice to have that behind me and know that we will be re-submitting for approval (hopefully by Friday!). The first time the doctor's office submitted my paperwork, I heard from my insurance within 36 hours! Hope it's that fast this time. I made a friend on the inside of my insurance company who is also waiting to be banded - how lucky is that? She was the one who called me right away when the decision came back about the 3 month diet, etc. I am continuing to believe what my doc's office is saying...that the insurance companies need 3 consecutive month's of weights/records for the diet. I went on April 7 for my initial consultation, had my psych eval., nutrition appointment sleep study, etc. On May 6 I found out that insurance also wanted the 3 month diet. On May 7 my doc's office saw me and said they could count Apr 7 as visit #1, May 7 as visit #2 and today - June 2 was visit #3!!! I had actually gained 4 pounds at my May 7, but today was down 9. I've been sticking to 1500 cals. a day and exercising 5-6 times a week (lots of cardio!). I feel so great - can really tell a difference in my cardio fitness. Nurse today told me how much that will help my recovery after surgery. I felt so proud of myself! Now just need to keep it going until I start my pre-op (which I was told today may only have to be one week instead of two since my BMI was down to 39...if I can lose a few more pounds by the time I go back in, she felt pretty confident that the surgeon would agree to only one week of liquids!). I also asked for a tour of the surgery center today and was eagerly shown the pre-op and recovery rooms as well as peeking into the actual OR. I was relieved to see it all and it really has helped calm my nerves about it. I've never had general anthestisia and am very nervous! Also, the idea of a "surgery center" vs. hospital was foreign to me also. To my relief, it looked exactly like a state of the art, CLEAN hospital :biggrin: I don't think they get asked for "tours" very often but I liked the spontaneous nature of how it all happened and how accommodating they were. Makes me know I've picked the right surgeon! Will post back with an update!

[aimerus 0]

That's great! My insurance company required 6 months of medically supervised weight loss. Good luck to you!!