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I just got a call from my coordinator - I was approved by insurance this morning, my pre-op appt is 4/23 and my surgery date is May 6!!!!!!!!! :smile2:

I am a little bummed that it's so far out but I guess it's not really THAT far. I start the pre-op diet on Monday!

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I just got a call from my coordinator - I was approved by insurance this morning, my pre-op appt is 4/23 and my surgery date is May 6!!!!!!!!! :smile2:

I am a little bummed that it's so far out but I guess it's not really THAT far. I start the pre-op diet on Monday!

hey amy!! im in arlington....i was wondering who u were doing ur lapband with?? im with trueresults/lapband solutions..im required to do the 90 day thing by aetna...so i still have one more doc appt and 1 more nutritional to do for the month of april...so im guessing my case manager wont submit my stuff until the first of may.......did u have to do any of those requirements before they were able to submit ur request for the band??? i hear some people saying that their coordinator submit the request even before they finished all of the appts.....im just soo worried that im paying all this money for the doc/nutritional visits...and then aetna turns around and deny's me....i wil be so crushed!!!

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At least you have time to prepare....I got my call yesterday, my date is April 13, I had already had a bowl of cheerios when she called, so started my liquids today.....luckily it was grocery day, but had to start on CIB, and order Unjury cuz no warning, and will only be doing it for 12 days instead of 14. Also I can't have Easter dinner.........I am ok with that, cuz I am very excited, but in a way a little more time to prepare would have been nicer! Good luck with your surgery!

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I just got a call from my coordinator - I was approved by insurance this morning, my pre-op appt is 4/23 and my surgery date is May 6!!!!!!!!! :smile2:

I am a little bummed that it's so far out but I guess it's not really THAT far. I start the pre-op diet on Monday!

I'm May 6th also! I could have scheduled an April date but I have to be in Seattle the week of April 20th so it didn't work out. My pre-op is the 16th.

Best of luck to you!

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I have a May 11th date. I don't start the pre-op diet until May 1. I've been dieting since the first of the year and am down 33 lbs but I'm losing my momentum.

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Ahb08 - Mine is with Lap Band Dallas, Dr. Anderson. My coordinator didn't submit anything until I was completely done with all of my stuff but I have also heard of people having that done and then getting a quick date, etc. I think it really just depends on your insurance.

Hairnv - good luck to you too! :wink:

Danimal - You're so close, just look at it that way. I think the time is going to start passing by quickly the closer we get.

Maclynn - I'm excited to have someone on the same day as me! Yay!!!

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Hi all you May-banders!!

I have scheduled my surgery for Friday May 21st! Only 7 weeks to go!

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