January Dates

[lovealways 287]

How exciting! 29 days away for me!

[Frogjlr 57]

January 7th. 22 more days. Waahoooo. Have all my Pre Op testing tomorrow. Gonna be 5 hours of testing. Lots of blood work' date='UGI, PFT, Xrays. I can't wait to get that over with. I hate needles. Just wait to start the liquid diet and have the surgery. Lol.[/quote']

It wasn't bad at all,except the crap you have to drink. I don't have to do a liquid diet. Just the day before. St.Vincent in Carmel, IN is amazing. Just gotta do my food class, which is 8 hours long. I can see the finish line. Thank You Lord. Plus it only took less than 3 hours from start to finish with the test

[Fiusha 44]

I had to go through d same process I started in May. N wnt thru all d testing as well U was finally approved. It official surgery in January. Thy gave d insurance January 15,2013 but I'll know for sur on Friday. She said January for sure. Woohoo im so happy

[Fiusha 44]

I'm jan 14' date=' & like the rest of you I'm sooo excited I could just pee myself (ok not really but u get the point) I literally am dreaming of waking up on the other side, & not the least bit concerned about the pre op diet, in fact I may start a few days early. Yes I'm totally committed & ready for a new me & I too hope to find some pals to chat with about it! Merry Christmas to each of you & I look foward to reading your stories![/quote']

I felt d same way

[Fiusha 44]

How about I call the surgeons office and they say that 1/31/2012 is not the date for surgery.....Just wait for them to call....REALLY.............SO I'M STILL WAITING.......AND WAITING AND WAITING.

Whatever! after all I have been through to get here there is no turn back............I am still saying lets "get this party started"!

LOL...to God be the glory.

Mine took about a month but I finally got approved. I know how u feel. Good luck

[trailblazer57 31]

Ok the wait is over I have a confirm surgery date of drum roll please.

1/14/2013

Pre-op testing is 1/2/2012, liquid diet starts 1/7/2012 and the BIG DATE LET ME SAY IT AGAIN IS 1/14/2012. Yeah! I am all must there, just a few more hoops to go. LOL

[lovealways 287]

Ok the wait is over I have a confirm surgery date of drum roll please.

1/14/2013

Pre-op testing is 1/2/2012' date=' liquid diet starts 1/7/2012 and the BIG DATE LET ME SAY IT AGAIN IS 1/14/2012. Yeah! I am all must there, just a few more hoops to go. LOL[/quote']

I'm a day after you! Mine is 1/15 and I start my liquid diet 1/1

[ready2smile 138]

I new here I had lapband surgery 12/2011 needing a revision surgery bc of gerd band slipped hernia band up in my esophagus Weightloss failed

Vomiting all the time stomach sore got a second

Opion said he would do a RNY now waiting on insurance approval

Good luck to everyone!! Happy Holidays

This is scary! My surgeons office submitted my original request for the lapband back in May thinking I'd have a better chance of approval with my lower BMI (I'd requested RNY). I was denied, looking back, perhaps that was a blessing because I have gerd and a sliding hiatal hernia-this could have happened to me. I kept jumping through the insurances hoops and qualified in Nov. I requested the sleeve thinking since my gerd hadn't acted up in a while I'd be ok-got a date for 2 weeks later then had to reschedule for Jan. because of work. Lo and behold, 1 week later, BIG gerd/hernia flare up. Had to call the surgeons office to tell them this time I'd changed my mind about the actual type of surgery. I was scared to get the sleeve. They had to resubmit to insurance but kept my date for Jan-I hope RNY is approved and I get to keep it! If not they said they'd do the band, I'm thinking for sure NOT now.

Thank you for sharing-praying insurance approves the change, I should know tomorrow.

[kloveburd 132]

Ok the wait is over I have a confirm surgery date of drum roll please.

1/14/2013

Pre-op testing is 1/2/2012' date=' liquid diet starts 1/7/2012 and the BIG DATE LET ME SAY IT AGAIN IS 1/14/2012. Yeah! I am all must there, just a few more hoops to go. LOL[/quote']

I go in the fourteenth as well! I'm nervous and very very excited!

[trailblazer57 31]

Ok my surgery sisters,

Dates 14th and 15th we can do this! All of the hard work is behind us, now have to just press forward to the goal.

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

[mrspitts11367 17]

Hi all,

I am not sure if my surgery is going to be in January now. My insurance sat on my approval and by the time they finally approved me it was too late for me to get my surgery on the Dec date . So they said the would hold the approval hold the way through January 30th, then I found out my insurance will change from Empire Blue BC/BS to Anthem BC/BS as of January 1st . So I have to get an approval from them because empire will not cover my surgery. I will not be able to submit it for approval until after January 1st. FML.. I am not sure now when things are going to happen. I am still hoping for a January date. Everyone cross your fingers for me.

[ready2smile 138]

Hi all,

I am not sure if my surgery is going to be in January now. My insurance sat on my approval and by the time they finally approved me it was too late for me to get my surgery on the Dec date . So they said the would hold the approval hold the way through January 30th, then I found out my insurance will change from Empire Blue BC/BS to Anthem BC/BS as of January 1st . So I have to get an approval from them because empire will not cover my surgery. I will not be able to submit it for approval until after January 1st. FML.. I am not sure now when things are going to happen. I am still hoping for a January date. Everyone cross your fingers for me.

Sorry you're having so much trouble. Seems like there are so many of us that have had to almost beg our insurance companies to pay out the benefits we pay into. Not sure where you live or why you were denied before, but I can say from experience that they will deny you (on my plan in CA) if you are lower than 40 BMI with co-morbs. My plan is BSNV (or BC), which is very similar to Anthem BC/BS and when I met the magical BMI number, it was approved. Am in the process of changing surgeries; sleeve to RNY, so I'm still waiting for that to go through...bleh. My surgeons office isn't the most organized, so I have to keep on them-which is no bueno.

Hope you get very good news very soon!!!

[mrspitts11367 17]

I was approved by my insurance but because my husbands insurance changeson Jan 1st I have to get the approval rhrough Anthem which is what it changes tik.

[ready2smile 138]

I was approved by my insurance but because my husbands insurance changeson Jan 1st I have to get the approval rhrough Anthem which is what it changes tik.

I was approved by my insurance but because my husbands insurance changeson Jan 1st I have to get the approval rhrough Anthem which is what it changes tik.

I'm sorry, I think I read too many comments and a few bled together. Hopefully your approval from the old insurance will help the new one decide in your favor. Sucks that they make you wait like that.

[mrspitts11367 17]

I'm sorry, I think I read too many comments and a few bled together. Hopefully your approval from the old insurance will help the new one decide in your favor. Sucks that they make you wait like that.

Yes sorry I was on my phone last night. But yes I found after i had submitted to Empire that our insurance was changing within BC/BS . So my plan is still through blue cross blue shield but instead of being empire blue it is changing to Anthem. I was approved through empire which is what I have now and they even said that they would cover my surgery in January. However when I called I found out that what would actually happen is when i submit for my surgery they would not pay for it because I would then be under Anthem. It is sooo confusing. I have to wait until January 1st and submit through to anthem for approval. for the surgery. Hopefully my surgeon won't be full and I can't get my surgery sometime in January.