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Really? WOW! Guess I got lucky.

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Okay.... wow so it looks like appointments are a month out right now, dually noted...

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Wow congrats girls!

It took me.almost three months..you surely got lucky!

Keep us posted & good luck for Monday C!!

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So I went for my sleep apnea results today and it appears I don't have it, but the doc suggested to get MSLT done.. It is multiple sleep latency test since i.have all.the apnea symptoms.

Did anyone else had to go through this? Iam so scared that I won't be approved by my insurance.

I have no other Comorbidities but I have family history of morbid obesity, hypertension, stroke, diabetese, gerd, cholestrol.

my bmi is 39.5, weight 216, age 26.

I so hope this works out, I really want a.fresh start to being healthy.

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Sorry, I did not have to go through any of that, but hang in there…

Questions: How tall are you? What insurance do you have? What are your insurance requirements? For example, BCBS FED I had to have a BMI of 40 or 35 with 1 or 2 co-morbidities (not sure which). With my height and weight I qualified based on weight only lol. Maybe Dr. Nguyen is having you do some extra stuff as a precaution.

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I just wanted to share with you guys, I got my surgery date. My sleeve is on April 9th with Dr. Nguyen at valley care. I have my preop at.the valley care hosp tomarrow and with Dr Nguyen on the 4th.

Wishing everyone here best of luck. Let me know if anyone needs to talk about.the process or anything.

Take care

Alisha

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Hi Ladies,

Just wanted to share…. I have been officially submitted to insurance!

I’m told it could take up to two weeks for approval and pre-surgery class is schedule for April 25th

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Good luck dear! Usually insurance will get back within 5 days, don't worry. and then your pre surgery class, preop visit with d nguyen and preop testing at valley care and off you go..iam saying all this because I just went through these steps few days ago,.and thenjust a day before my sleeve they called and said I was pregnant and canceled my surgery :)

Well goodluck to you and keep us posted.

Alisha

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OMG... really!!! Are we happy about this...

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Yes, we are :) but we have to start the process all over again in 9 months.

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Wonderful and congrats! :)

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Good luck dear! Usually insurance will get back within 5 days' date=' don't worry. and then your pre surgery class, preop visit with d nguyen and preop testing at valley care and off you go..iam saying all this because I just went through these steps few days ago,.and thenjust a day before my sleeve they called and said I was pregnant and canceled my surgery :)

Well goodluck to you and keep us posted.

Alisha

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WOW!! Congrats!! Everything is good over here so far. =)

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Jut wanted to update now that I am post surgery. I was sleeved on the 15th (Monday) released 18th. And have been feeling great. The only issue I'm having is head hunger I feel so well that my brain is trying to convince me I can eat :-) however I do know better and am sticking to the full liquids.< /p>

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