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Oh and congrats to you as well wildoatslady....and thank you getinmybelly!

I decided to have mine in Dec..we r short staffed at work, so that gives me time to tie up things and we should have two new people on board by then.

I'm approved!!!! I'm soooooo excited right now. New me here I come!

I'm sooo happy for you Ashley!!!!

My SWL starts on the 23rd...so excited!

Thanks!

I will be rooting for your Ashley.

Hello Everyone!

I had my first visit to start my journey today, and I have to say it went great!! My doctor and his staff was wonderful! I am so glad that I have decided to get this done. I am 5'3" 216lbs with a BMI of a lil over 38. I have co-morbilities as well. I am starting the 3 month SWL with them next week, so they told me I should be able to have my surgery in August, of course I have to do other requirements, but it is all worth it for what is going to be a healthier me in the future. I am just tooo thrilled right now!!!!

Thank you ChubbyBritneySpears!

Thank you AshlyC! I will ask them that when I go on the 15th...great news to know!

Thanks StacyS for the reply. My first appoint to start my 3 month supervised diet starts the 15th, but I have so many questions now.

Does anyone on here have BCBS Federal of South Carolina that has been approved for sugery? If so, was it a difficult process? Did you get approved on the first try?

Thanks Gina and Deb! My insruance requires a 3 month supervised diet program, which I was told by my doctor's office that it can be done there. I am thinking that the 15th will start that journey for me.

Thank you Nancy! From what I have seen so far on this site, it is a big support system; which is great!

Welcome and congratulations on making the decision. You'll find a lot of information through these boards and a lot of support as well.

Hello everyone! I started inquring about WLS last month, since it seems like my weight just keeps climbing and climbing, dispite all the excerising, diets, and pills that I take. I initially started wanting the LB, but after doing more and more research on the different kinds of WLS, I have decided that the Sleeve is the right choice for me! Having a weight problem my entire life..loosing, then gaining twice what I lost, I am to a point of my life that I need consistency and I feel in my heart that the Sleeve will give this too me. Since making this decision, I have attended a WLS seminar, and my first appoint with the doc and nutritionist is June 15th. I am so excited to get my ball rolling!!