November buddies where are you?

[Ashleyann519 5]

Eceryone who is getting november dates.. when was your file submitted to ins and how long did it take for them to approve? Thank you!!

[Skalleywag 12]

It looks like we are going to have a good group. It's going to be very beneficial to all of us. We can keep this group going and always be able to come in and post questions since we are all having the surgery one right after the other! I'm so excited to have so many people in here. There are few like me having surgery the first week so we will be able to help with questions and to give you an idea what our hospital stay and pain etc. Oh I just wanted to see if your up for using our real first name. If your not comfortable that's perfectly fine.

I will start my name is Amy!!!!

We are going to be a great group !! My name is Colleen !!!!!

[Skalleywag 12]

HI again... My name is Kerry

I'm 5'-10"

I'm 277

I want to weigh 146

I live in Hawaii (an outer island, so I'm kinda isolated from support groups and stuff).

cheers folks!

Welcome !! do you have your date yet?? All kinds of support here ! Love Hawaii :wub:

[shoopaie 26]

Ha! ME ME ME! I have been on these forums for months watching folks ask for june sleevers, then july, august, etc. i kept thinking to myself that one of these days i will get to jump in and say ME. So, today is that day. Being sleeved November 5th!!!

Getting sleeved in Warrensburg, Missouri.

It took about one month from when my file was sent to insurance to approval. I started this whole process on may of 2013 this year

Edited October 10, 2013 by shoopaie

[jrrodriguez 22]

My name is Chris.. I am 6'4" and weigh 490

Hi Chris. When is your surgery?

[iamawingsfan 12]

My stats 5'5" 307 and I am going to get down to 155-160... date November 26th in MI... first name Dawn...

[I Am Resolute! 10]

Hi All! Stats eh?

My name is Bonnie

Dr. Laycock at Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital (DHMC)

Surgery date is 11/13

Weight High - 241, Current 225, Projected 150 (ish) (or wherever my body happily and healthily lands)

Ins. MVP, time waited for approval 5 days

Ins. requirements, 6 monthly, supervised weight loss visits with PCP and 5% weight loss.

Pre-op diet, 2 weeks, semi liquid 800 - 1,000 calories a day. I can't wrap my mind around those who have long term Optifast specific pre op diets.

Good luck everyone, it will be fun watching you all succeed!!

[BamaGirly37 45]

Has anyone else already started their Optifast or liquid diets yet?

I'm on Opti Fast now Day 6 of my pre op diet only 26 more!

[BamaGirly37 45]

Eceryone who is getting november dates.. when was your file submitted to ins and how long did it take for them to approve? Thank you!!

My approval took 1 day. I did call my insurance company the day it was submitted to make sure they had it and I requested o get a call once a decision was made. I got a call the next morning and the dr office called after lunch to give me my date. I am not very patient so I probably would have called everyday to check on it

[BamaGirly37 45]

Ha! ME ME ME! I have been on these forums for months watching folks ask for june sleevers, then july, august, etc. i kept thinking to myself that one of these days i will get to jump in and say ME. So, today is that day. Being sleeved November 5th!!!

Getting sleeved in Warrensburg, Missouri.

It took about one month from when my file was sent to insurance to approval. I started this whole process on may of 2013 this year

Congrats!! Glad your here

[ElginChris 87]

Hi Chris. When is your surgery?

November 4th!! Getting close and i am excited.

Btw, my insurance took 3 biz days. So very quick. I start my 2 week pre op diet on the 20 th

[dpcrafter 12]

Hi My name is Debbie and my surgery is scheduled for November 6 @ 1 pm.

(pending insurance approval) I've gotten a lot of valuable information from this site and I'm glad for all the support. Anyone else in Maryland?

[Isamartin 10]

I was moved up to November 4 th so ready I start my post-op diet on the 20th!!!

[mazzers120 75]

Your stats are the same as me!

Did you have any co morbities? I'm still pending insurance approval and I have none right now except hypertension. nervous about getting denied :/

[mazzers120 75]

Hi Mandy. I'm in Springfield Ohio. Surgery is in Dayton. Happy someone has same day and same stats! We'll have to keep in touch. What area are toy in?

I'm in the flathead valley MT. But I'm having surgery in Missoula.