sleevers in Chicago southland

[GinaB 3]

I will be having my sleeve done on April 10th with Dr. Chand. I am excited and nervous as well, I know that loyola is a great hospital and trust that he is the best surgeon for me

[ruthie74 101]

Gina how are they with the whole promptness of submitting stuff to the insurance. I have been waiting 3 weeks for my sleep study results and every time I call they say they are waiting on it or that they called the sleep study place to find out what is going on. Everything was full steam ahead until now. I'm so nervous about this because my BMI is 2 notches below 40 and all my blood work came back fine so i don't have any comorbilities :-/

[ruthie74 101]

Oh and good luck with the surgery! Let us know how it goes!

[GinaB 3]

I didn't have any problems getting things submitted. I had the sleep study right at loyola and didn't have any delays with getting results. I did have a test at gottleib that they couldn't find in the computer for a couple days but no other issues. I had approval from my ins in less than a week. Where did you have your sleep study done?

[GinaB 3]

Oh I also don't have any comorbidities but at 5'4 255 my bmi is 44 so my insurance BCBS IL didn't give me any problems at all

[ruthie74 101]

I had everything done at the hospital....it's just that darn sleep study

[ruthie74 101]

I had the sleep study done at the hospital everyone was nice it's just that it's taking forever to get the results from them

[ruthie74 101]

The first time I went to the sleep study they didn't have my appointment logged into their system then the second time I went they rescheduled me because their computer system down.

[GinaB 3]

Hmm that's crazy I would keep on them just call every day. I had to do that with hinsdale hospital for some records I needed. Call Dr chands office and leave a message for katie instead of the front desk girls, maybe she will have better luck getting the results. Its been way longer than appropriate the sleep study dept HAS to have read them by now

[ruthie74 101]

Thank you so much! I will do that

Are you excited???? Nervous??? Omg this is so awesome! Do you feel sad about not being able to eat the way we used to?

I am. I feel like I am going to miss that feel good feeling food gives me.

[GinaB 3]

I am both excited and nervous. Most of the nerves are because I have two babies that I need to be there for but I am confident in dr chand and the staff at loyola and I have been told over and ove r that I am super healthy for a fat person so I know I will be ok. I do def get worried about not eating the same way but then I stop and think about all of the things I can't do now that I can replace my food addiction with. Like taking my kids to a Water park or shopping in any store I want or anything I was embarrassed to even try cuz I'm so heavy. And I know that eventually I will be able to eat the things I love again only much less of them and still feel satisfied. I know it's going to be a struggle to align my brain and stomach but I am so ready!

[ruthie74 101]

Gina you are in my prayers for tomorrow's surgery! Please keep us posted on how you are doing.

I called and asked for Katie and I finally got my sleep study results! Thank you for the advice! Now they are gonna submit to my insurance. I pray I get approved!

Again many many prayers for a smooth surgery for you!

[Nick'sMom 54]

Hi, I'm interested in your experiences with St. Alexius Elk Grove and the Kane Center practice. Dr. Kane is my potential surgeon? I'm waiting for insurance approval.

I went through the Kane Center practice as well. I did all of my preop stuff at St. Alexius but ultimately had the surgery on 9/24/12 at Alexian Brothers because it fit better with my schedule and my dr (Dr. Rantis). The surgery went great and I stayed 2 nights. The hospital staff was wonderful. I met Dr. Kane briefly 2x while in the hospital. He seemed very nice and and had a good bed-side manner.

[amandalynn76 15]

I'm from Joliet and getting sleeved May 13th with Dr Joyce at Silver Cross.

I'm currently 229

5'4

BMI 41

[hewalkswithme 11]

Hello, everybody im fairly new to this site, I was suppose to be sleeved on April 8th but had a nervous break down in the hospital the day of surgery, I could not stop crying so I decided it was not my time and left, well on another note I have reschedule for may 9 I have every confidence I will go through with it this time I just want to be healthy and live as long as possible, I have no other health problems beside back pain, im so looking forward to getting this over asap, I was talking to some of the people on here and they advise me to get some volume from my doctor before hand, called and was made aware they do not want any thing on the stomach day of surgery, but good news I can have something through the iv if I need it before I go in to surgery its good to know I can have it if needed, thanks for the advice im on my way..