mybella

I have learned so much about nutrition which helped me lose 20 pounds in 2 months which was a great incentive. But I know I can not continue that trend which I know from all the failures. I weighed 282, when I started on May 22nd. I was banded on Aug 6th and I am now 34 pounds down. I am so happy I had this done. This is the best thing you could do for yourself. Just to not have that feeling of the bottom pit in your stomach where you can not stop eating. No more for me. There are restrictive items that they recommend not to eat, but those things are the white carbs which are the things that are my enemies. I am not a junk eater as much as I am a carb eater.

I was where you are now 2 weeks ago. You are right this is the worst part, and I am sure you will be approved. I have Blue Cross Blue Shield and they submitted my request 2 weeks prior to my surgery date and I was approved and I received a letter 1 week later. Remember the hospital wants to get paid and they will not mess this up. They also know that your insurance is likely to approve you. I was told by the Dr. not to worry because BCBS usually approves this type of surgery. I even called my insurance company asked them questions. They were vague, but they said if I am qualified I will be approved. I now know that it meant if I loss the weight and had the qualification to get the surgery, I would be fine. The tests would not be done if I was not qualified because I was concerned about those charges as well and they were all covered.
Try not to worry, my husband kept telling me that too. I was on my 4 day of my liquid diet and I got the approval letter. I am being banded on Aug 6th.