Any May 2011 Banders?

[MindyLou82 0]

Just seeing if anyone else is being banded in May. Our time is coming quickly and before we know it, it will be here.

May 5th! Yay!! Monday I have all of my Dr visits! Super excited!

[MindyLou82 0]

5.5.11 for me

Can't wait!

Same date! Woo hoo!

[SIPS in Seattle 345]

Same date! Woo hoo!

Hooray! I wish good luck to all of us

It's been a rough road so far, two denials... finally second appeal approved! Cinco de mayo can't get here fast enough!

[Kiki13 0]

First off, I just wanted to say good luck to everyone having surgery in May. I don't think I will be banded in May but I do have my last supervised diet for the insurance criteria on the 17th. Hopefully I will be approved and will have the surgery in June. Does anyone know how long it takes for the insurance companies to approve. I was told anywhere from 10 to 30 days.

[SIPS in Seattle 345]

First off, I just wanted to say good luck to everyone having surgery in May. I don't think I will be banded in May but I do have my last supervised diet for the insurance criteria on the 17th. Hopefully I will be approved and will have the surgery in June. Does anyone know how long it takes for the insurance companies to approve. I was told anywhere from 10 to 30 days.

It just totally depends on your insurance. I have Aetna, and my schedule went like this:

final nutritionist: 1.19.11

insurance denied: 1.28.11

appeal through obesitylaw.com: 2.16.11

appeal denied: 3.10.11

2nd level appeal sent by obesitylaw.com: 3.11.11

2nd level appeal approved: 3.30.11

although I didn't know my 2nd level appeal was approved til the letter arrived on 4.9.11

Good Luck!

[ErinMarie 186]

Hello all! i got my surgery date on Wednesday!!! May 4!!! I'm soooo excited it's finally happening! It took 2.5 weeks for my insurance approval and 3.5 weeks just to get a surgery date! I'm getting my band done at St. Vincent's Bariatic Center of Excellence in Carmel, IN by Dr. David Diaz!

I go in for my nutrition class on 4/21 and my pre-op testing the next day (7:45 am...ick)!! I have to get the usual - blood work, EKG, PFT, chest x-ray, and an upper GI. I'm choosing to get these at my surgeon's hospital (45 mins away in Indy) instead of at my office (I work at a specialty clinic) for fear of them not getting me in as soon as I need and the possibility of them not getting the results in as soon as they need to be. Any thoughts on this decision? Reasonable? Or a waste of another day off work? I'm kind of torn about it because I don't want to miss any more work than I have to (no on else can do most of my work, so it just piles up) but I also don't want there to be any room for mistakes by letting someone else do it!

Oi! Anyway!! I'm super stoked and can't wait to get banded!

[Salsagardengirl 2]

I am! My surgery is scheduled for May 25. Yeepie!

[Dibley Dawn 84]

My surgery is scheduled for May 4th, my pre admission testing is April 22nd, and my liquid diet starts on April 20th. Plus i have gained 2 pounds because I am apparently going through the "last supper syndrome of eating everything in sight. yikes.

[Monica11 0]

Just seeing if anyone else is being banded in May. Our time is coming quickly and before we know it, it will be here.

[Monica11 0]

Yes I am scheduled for May 6th.

[Brina522 4]

I am scheduled for May 2nd, I am so happy...YAY

[carlie9475 0]

Getting close, had my prep testing yesterday! I'm kinda nervous

[ErinMarie 186]

Getting close, had my prep testing yesterday! I'm kinda nervous

Exciting!! How long did it all take for you?

[Auroraishere 1]

I'm scheduled for may 10th! I'm defiantly excited/nervous. I had to wait the 6 months for my insurance to approve (high mark BCBS) It seemed like forever and like many have already said if I could follow such a strict die for 6 months, then I probably wouldn't be in this predicament and wouldn't need the surgery, now would I?

I ended up losing 20 pounds on the low carb diet with excercise. I am totally "falling off the wagon" this past month or so and am just hoping I don't gain so much they cancel on me. I had my pre ops on Thursday (blood work, EKG and chest X-ray) at the hospital.

I have my pre op doctors clearance appt. Next week, and my last weigh in on the 3rd.

So far I don't have any special instructions about not eating solids for a week or anything. Just not to eat before midnight the day before. I wonder when I will find out more about the diet after? I do know that I will stay overnight and be released the following afternoon. I am one of the first surgeries, I have to be at the hospital at 5:30 for a 7:30 surgery.

I am looking forward to going through this together along with you other May 2011ers!!!!!

[LoriAnn81 0]

Hi Everyone

I am scheduled for the LAP BAND on May 3rd!! I'm super excited. I did all the deiting and nutrition stuff actually before I saw my surgeon. He was very impressed with everything that I had done on my own. I have Diabetes and High BP my weight was 195lbs..Do to some recently stress lately in my life I lost 10lbs. So my BM is 36.,I have Pennsylvania Capital Blue Cross once everything was submitted 23 pages worth of information..I was approved within 24hrs.. My Goal Weight is 130lbs

GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE MAY BANDSTERS!

Lets get the party started (I'm one of those people that gets everyone motivated)