October Sleevers! Announce Yourselves

[buckeye_girl40 203]

Hello and welcome Toya ! Good luck on your journey

[gabby899 37]

If all goes as planned my date will be October 24th. I am stoked! Any other people on this day or around? Will need a buddy for sure!

[littlemiss0428 30]

If all goes as planned my date will be October 24th. I am stoked! Any other people on this day or around? Will need a buddy for sure!

I am on the 23rd...... You can in/box me! (Im excited too. It will be here before we know it)

[jlfinmn 2]

gabby899, where are you from? I am here in MN, also on Oct 24th.

[NDN_RN 527]

Last NUT visit tomorrow. Hopefully will have my october date by next week (federal BCBS willing) lol

[buckeye_girl40 203]

Good luck tomorrow.... hope everything goes well in getting your surgery date

[NDN_RN 527]

Good luck tomorrow.... hope everything goes well in getting your surgery date

Thanks!

[tbnote71 13]

If all goes as planned my date will be October 24th. I am stoked! Any other people on this day or around? Will need a buddy for sure!

I am October 24th too!

[tbnote71 13]

Last NUT visit tomorrow. Hopefully will have my october date by next week (federal BCBS willing) lol

GOOD LUCK TO YOU! I have FED BCBS too and they are great! I Received a call from them when they approved me for surgery (3 busness days after submission). They offered me case management and explained ALL the benefits and co-pays to me. So happy to have a government job with the VA where they do have an interest in your well-being.

[wagox1 3]

Did you have to loose weight for BCBS Fed to approve? If so, how much?

[muffintop 62]

If all goes as planned my date will be October 24th. I am stoked! Any other people on this day or around? Will need a buddy for sure!

I'll be there the 25tg

[tbnote71 13]

Did you have to loose weight for BCBS Fed to approve? If so' date=' how much?[/quote']

NO. However my surgeon required 5%. A I had to lose 14.6 lbs.

[NDN_RN 527]

GOOD LUCK TO YOU! I have FED BCBS too and they are great! I Received a call from them when they approved me for surgery (3 busness days after submission). They offered me case management and explained ALL the benefits and co-pays to me. So happy to have a government job with the VA where they do have an interest in your well-being.

Thanks' date=' I am praying for good results. i am of lower BMI 36-37 but have HTN. i work for the VA as well. CT system, where are you? what dept?

[Lauren610 2]

Did you have to loose weight for BCBS Fed to approve? If so' date=' how much?[/quote']

I didn't have to lose any weight for BCBS Fed. All I had to do was a psyc eval, one visit to a nutritionist, and a class held by the facility where I am having my surgery.

Also, and gratefully, my surgeon isn't requiring me to do a liquid diet prior to surgery.

[NDN_RN 527]

Did you have to loose weight for BCBS Fed to approve? If so' date=' how much?[/quote']

No, they only requirement is 3 nut visits to prepare for our new life. Surgeon requires a 15-20 pound weight loss on the pre-op diet