mommybo

Omgosh! You are not a "nutjob", you are normal!! Surgery is always a very scary thing. The anticipation is always worse than the actual surgery. Once you go to sleep, it's like you wake up in the very next second! So don't think about what is going to happen when you're out because it doesn't even feel that way. It's so crazy, one minute your looking in the surgery room and the next your awake in recovery. It will be over before you know it and it will all be worth it. Let me know how you did when your back at home. I bet you'll say it wasn't as bad as you thought it would be.

I have my first appointment with my PCP for my 3 month medically supervised diet on Thursday August 9th. Do I make the appointment at his office with the nutritionist or does the surgeon help me with that? I don't have my first appointment with the surgeon until September 7th but the lady at the surgeon's office told me to start with the PCP before I see the surgeon. And what do I tell my PCP when I get there? He made my referral to the surgeon but I just want to do everything right to make the process easier with the insurance company (Cigna).

Spanx under jeans! It's been one hot summer and Fridays at my job are jeans day. Plus I feel half sick by the end of the day. I think a spanx burning party may be appropriate in my future.

Thanks. I was going to start my 3 month diet with my PCP next week but now I think I should wait. My consultation with the surgeon isn't until September 7th. I thought I should start with the diet so I can get it over with because I want to have the surgery before the year is over since I heave met my deductible for the year. But I don't want it to make my consultation weight lower. Ugh. so frustrating. I don't know what to do. Maybe I can start the diet but not lose any weight the first month? But then I'm afraid it won't look like I'm motivated to the insurance company. I don't know the right answer!!

Awwww. Hang in there and keep your mind on the end result and how good you will feel when it's all over. It's normal to be nervous before any surgery but it will be over before you know it.

thanks. i'll find out and let you know too.

I have Cigna and will be starting the medically supervised diet next week. My BMI is just above 36. Does the insurance company look at your BMI before or after the diet? If is drops below 35 with the diet will that affect my chances for approval?

I'm just starting this whole process and have so many questions about being approved. I have Cigna with a BMI of 36 and have "pre"diabetes, arthitis in my knees and degenerative disks in my back. I do not have high blood pressure or sleep apnea. My PCP says I have metabolic syndrome and he thinks I may get approved with that diagnosis? I don't know what I should try to stress with the insurance company for approval. My PCP says he will send the letter for medical necessity and I would like to have him address what Cigna is really looking for instead of just a generic letter. I see him next week for my first appt for the 3 month medically supervised diet. Any suggestions? I really want this but hate to go through the whole process just to be disappointed and more depressed than I am now. :/