JennBean

Mine is the 16th too JennBean!!

I have mine Oct 16th. I am so excited. Already warned my co workers (nurses) they will be waiting on me and if I need some fluids I am just pulling up into the parking lot lol. Nervous about what happens after but more excited to just get it done finally after so long

Got my approval today. Took only 2 days which I am so glad because I was stressing. I have a pre op class Sept 5th, liquid diet starts Oct 2nd and surgery on Oct 16th. Excited and nervous all at the same time.

I am looking into going to Mexico and maybe even through this website. However, I am wondering about payment. Unfortunately with past health care bills, I do not have the best credit. Did anyone else have this issue? I am trying to see if any surgeon will take payments for the bulk of the fee before and then the rest after. There is just no way I would be able to have the full payment anytime soon and my weight is becoming a bigger issue since I stopped smoking. Thanks for any advice

From what I have learned, WW can count as your 3 month diet. You would have to ask about you specific plan but as long as you keep the sticker book with your progress, it should count

Oh no I switched from thinking of the band to having the sleeve. did you have lots of pain? I hear a lot of people say they didn't use their meds

I have finally set up my meeting with my surgeon after tons of researching and soul searching. I am happy to start this process. I have the appointment in two Weeks. I have a few questions I want to ask but was wondering knowing what you know now after the surgery, what questions would you ask before the surgery?

Thank you! I am calling tomorrow to set up some appointments. Hoping to get everything done by April for surgery

When I called before they told me to print out my policy and then my doctor can explain it. Yea that's no help. I read it and it says either 6 months supervised diet or 3 months supervised diet with visits to a nutritionist and personal trainer. I am hoping I can just do all this through my surgeon. I have heard that sometimes Aetna excepts WW as the diet which would be easier than traveling out of state to my surgeon every month for the weigh in.

Hey,

I have been deciding on having surgery for a while now. I just switched from thinking about having the band to having the sleeve done. Now that I made up my mind, I am scheduled to meet with a surgeon next month. I know that I have to do the 3 month diet before I get approved. I am wondering if I can use Weight Watchers. I don't have a nutritionist in my area that is covered and my surgeon is out of state so I can't use theirs. I am hoping to have everything done and ready for a surgery date in April. Any advice on the Aetna process would be great. Thanks!

I am trying to do the Aetna 3 month program however there are no dietians around me that take Aetna. I know I have to see one with the surgeon but will that be enough to cover the requirement? Also I am stressing because I do not have 2 years of weigh ins on file BUT I have been overweight and basically the same weight and size since I was 16 or so. I just have been moving around a lot and haven't been to a PC in a while. I do have 3 weigh ins in the last 3 years. Has anyone had trouble getting approved because of the 2 year history? I am so nervous but I really want this surgery soon.

Thank you. I had my first meeting today and with any luck I should be having my surgery in a few months. I am very excited.

Thank you all. I know I will need lots of support and I look forward to being on here more and discussing my fears and journey

Hi. My name is Jen and I have been looking at getting lap band for well over 5 years. I was even a few months away from getting it once but backed out. I felt like I should be able to do this on my own. Well here I am 5 years later and though I have lost 55 pounds I am not where I want to be. I want to be able to go on rides at Universal and not be embarrassed that the bar will not fit. This is my first step. I go in on Weds to talk to my surgeon and can't wait to get started on my new journey.