augustkiwi

thanks everyone! the surgeon i see has a partner that does gastric surgery in the area that my parents live....but of course im not going to get my surgery done there...to make it simplier i live in dallas and the parentals live in amarillo so its 6hr drive or1 1/2 hr flight im thinking that if my mom comes for a week then i should be good to go and not need to even go back....basically she is trying to fit me in with the siblings summer plans LOL. i also think its better to stay close to the doc in case things do arise..and who knows when i will have to go back fr post op appts too..but ill ask on thursday and put an update thanks again!

i know every doc is different but do yall think my doctor would let me recover in another city 6 hrs away like a week after surgery? like my family wants me to fly back w/ my mom so i can recover at their house....its a question i will be asking on my final preop appt on thursday but would like yalls input....

finally got my surgery date!!!!!! july 10th!!! scope 6/27 final office visit 6/28 preop hospital visit 6/29!!!! IM SOOOO HAPPY!!! FINALLY GOT IT YAYY ME! LOL...now its time to get all my things needed for preop liquid diet..boo ....any suggestions or advice?!

I have cigna and it was a simple process..knew I was approved within 1 week..ur doc will make sure you have everything they need before submitting for approval...don't stress...it's quick and painless:

I'm 26 and should b scheduling surgery date this week...I too have gone through my childhood preteens teens and early twenties overweight and thankful for this opportunity... good luck on your journey!

i just finished my 6 months in april...it definitely goes by fast! glad you found the forum ) its a great support system

I have cigna.. my deductible was 300 &.out of pocket Max is 2000...so my dr requires I pay my out of pocket to him a week before surgery..the hospital will bill you later..well idk about all hospitals but Baylor will for me..

ok so i was approved on 5/7 and bariatric coordinator sent my info to scheduling so i could be scheduled for scope, actual pre-op appt and set my date...well here it is 5/17 and I havent been called yet....should I call them or should i wait? how long did yall wait til you were called?

I'm in waxahachie and will be a June sleever too! With Dr Andre Graham at Baylor Waxahachie:)

Definitely talk to insurance and ur doctor... I'm sure they expect some type of gain I mean if we were able to just lose weight on a simple supervised diet we wouldn't need the surgery right?! Lol

you look fantastic!

Congrats to you!!!!

I'm from waxahachie Texas!

I had to take a chill pill lol.. got ahold of the doc office. And she said it was just a dummy date because she had to put the date n before submission. And assured me we will have the date changed lOl whew!!

So i mentioned before that I had ppwk submited on 4/30 and I was approved on 5/7..yay me! buuuuuuut...yes, here comes the BUT.... i was reading online on an obesity website bout the insurance approval letters and to make sure they dont expire...well i havent gotten mine in the mail so I called Cigna to see if there was some type of 'expiration' and I was told YES...it expires on 5/23 which means and i quote "you have to have surgery on 5/22" UMMMMM. I had told my doctor i couldn't have it until 6/22 and then cigna said i need to have my doctor call them right away to change the date but it may not be able to be changed because i have to have surgery within 6 months of my start date which was in November.. how can i have surgery within 6 months of my start date if CIGNA requires a 6 months supervised diet and a bunch of other crap before they will approve? so that doesn't make sense and to top it off, i haven't started any type of liquid diet not to mention havent even had my PREOP appt, scope or paid for the damn thing....i HATE HATE HATE receiving mis-information or BS information... has anyone experienced this? or is someone (at CIGNA) blowing smoke up my a--.....ok sorry for the vent post but im pretty pissed...

leo's in the house!!!! LOL awesome!

I'm sure you will!! I pray you do!

I started the 6th month supervised diet appt in november and completed my 6 month in April...ppwk sent to insurance and they received it on 4/30 began review on 5/1. And I was approved on 5/7...I have cigna... the months really flew by! I am the type of person who likes to have things done quickly so it was hard to have to go thru 6months...I also had to do a pysch evaluation, 4 dietician classes, sleep study... My mentor told me it would go by factor was all a learning experience and I'm grateful for the knowledge but I don't think anything helped more than watching tons of videos on YouTube! and I didn't believe her until it was over...it's totally worth it...I'm now just waiting for the scheduling call.... O and I'm 5'6 have 57 bmi. Sleep apnea, borderline diabetes, pcos, high blood pressure, knee problems so with the comorbidities I was approved....

I am sorry to hear u had to cancel ur appt... I would b sad too but everything happens for a reason...I pray another door opens for you!

I have cigna... they received ppwk on 4/30, started review on 5/1 and I was approved on 5/7...so a whole week...

I was approved 5/7 and was just told that all I'm waiting for is to set up my actual preop visit, scope, and surgery date!!! I'm so excited!!!!!

great pics! you look stunning!

you look amazing!!! great job!

i was hoping it goes away..i have the dark coarse facial hair too from pcos.....guess...gotta continue to wax

i have cigna too and had to pay for the report which was 90 and a 30.00 copay so it was 120 bucks out of pocket w/ insurance so i know that its expensive w/o it im sorry, i hope you can find someone cheaper...