thinnatater

Aww thanks! I did get my approval - horray!! Oct 29th - I'm so ready! Nervous - but ready.

You look great! I can wait to be on the losers bench soon!

Oh great question! I'm a stomach sleeper too so I would love to see responses!

That's fantastic! Best wishes for a smooth surgery and please let us know how your doing once you are able to.

Yay! It's official I have a surgery date set for 10/29!! I have a one week liquid diet to begin on 10/22. New me n tummy here we come!!

My prayers and positive thoughts are with you! Please keep us updated once you are able to.

I'm really hoping for an October date! My insurance approved on the 12th of September - keeping my fingers crossed I hear soon! I'm in UT w Dr Richards.

All of my paperwork was submitted on the 9th so fingers crossed an approval comes soon for potentially an October sleeve.

I have BCBSIL too! N yeah - I'm in the same boat ... I haven't even had my surgery yet but know I'm gonna need a TT so I'm hopeful that if they are covering what they are now that there's still a chance they will in the future! Good luck and you will have to let me know if it works out for u

So happy to hear your day has come! I would be a nervous wreck so kudos to you for being so chill about it. Good luck and positive thoughts you way! Let us know how u are doing when you can.

What insurance do you have? I'm hoping for a TT as well

Thanks for sharing! You look great - bet its sore but you are going to be feeling amazing shortly

As a manager I would prefer to know as I would have notice and could plan around it rather than get surprised the day of and have to figure out on the fly. I would tell them

Glad ur working on getting it done quickly! Just a recommendation if you haven't gotten the list of required bloodwork needed you may want to ask for what the surgeon requires - I was surprised to see the long list they were collecting samples for.

The surgeon that I am seeing is a similar to being a "process" to help you through getting everything submitted. My thoughts are that it's to expedite the process. So here's what happened w/ me to get all paperwork in : first attend a seminar to learn abt the process and surgery options, then if all pans out you make an appt to meet w the surgeon, psych eval, exercise specialist, and nutritionist, in between or after that meeting I was given a packet of what was needed from me for the insurance coordinator to have in order to submit everything. That included a physical in the last 6 months, blood/lab work, any documentation that i had tried to lose weight and had been unsuccessful and medical records for the last two years showing a trend of high weight (the have me forms to give to all my docs for a release to have the records sent to them). Once complete it gets submitted Hope that helps. Good luck!

I too have BCBS-il I've completed all paperwork and have submitted to surgeons office and now just waiting to see if anything is missing. Fingers crossed for a surgery date prior to October

Way to go! I bet it felt empowering!!

I also have BCBS il - after reading this thread cant wait to get the ball rolling!!