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Piercedphoenix, we'll be on the losers bench together! My surgery is May 8. I'll be looking for your after surgery update here!

Tibbie, congratulations! You are in good company here. BTW., those are cute pups in your profile pic!

Dixie, hoping and praying for you, sweetie. Keep positive---and keep us posted!

Betterthanbefore- That is true. Also, I wonder if they are the three day, over one eye, or on one side type of migraine or headache. Wishing & praying you haveno more migraines.

Welcome Aboard. Keep in touch here on this board.

Thank you Michelle for detailing your journey. Wishing you continued success. Please keep posting as we want to know about your recovery.

Anngee, please let us know what the results of your scope. I'mpraying you'll get an answer to your situation.

Yay Pam!! Congratulations on getting approval. Keep posting here about your journey.

Congrats BoBann. You & I will be rocking or sleeves soon. To the member with Anthem, be persistent. I'll bet the doctor's office DID SEND the paperwork. Don't they normally do that online electronically by scanning the paperwork so it can never get lost. I work for a large insurance company. Paperwork is no longer faxed or mailed. It's all done electronically. Prayers going your way for approval.

Clap, clap, clap! Congratulations to you!

4ALongerlife, I'm glad to see you are still on this board posting your journey. Did you have a 2nd surgery because of the original leak? Did the nurse say your stomach would not constrict any longer as soon as you are able to eat solid foods? Thanks for keeping us posted on yor progress.

I received a call from my nurse at UHC today to go over the after surgery suggestions. He told me not to expect to have a BM soon after the surgery. How long has it been?

Awesome Jazz. You have a beautiful family. Glad you are doing well. Are you still eating mostly soups and mushies?

Welcome! Thank you for sharing your WLS journey.

Mrs. KC, you are in my thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery. Please keep us posted. I will be in you shoes next Monday at 9:00am. Same surgeon. I really want to know how it goes for you. Take care.

Hey Buffy, I'll be 60 next year.....having the sleeve next Monday. Can't wait to enjoy some Of the things I've been missing, like climbing a flight of stairs, bending over to tie my shoes, and lotsore activities with my grandkids. All the best to you and prayers too!

Good luck Terriann. Keep us posted. You're inmy prayers.

Thank you for sharing your journey.

Elizabeth, I hope you continue to progress well in your recovery. Take it slow. I understand about hospitals - I once heard a saying "1hospitals areno place for someone unless you're really sick"

Dixie you are so correct "God didn't mean for us to be this way". Thanks for your support!

Thank you Mina. I received a call from the doctor's office this morning advising I was approved & to set up the pre-op appt with the surgeon; then I got an email about two minutes later from my case worker telling me "Congratulations." She was awesome--even told me she was praying for my approval. I didn't have to make any calls or contact with UHC--dr's office did it all. Anybody using Dr Marvin in Houston? Ask for Tameki, my case worker.

May 7......Houston, TX. Thanks to all of you for your best wishes and support for this Chapter in my Journey. Wishing others the best in dealing with insurance! Ii'm looking forward to the next Chapter and the next and the next. I'll post my progress on this board. Xoxo

Hello all, just got approval today from UHC. Yay!!! Only took 4 days! Thank you all for your support and prayers. The first hurdle is over---on to the next!!!

Well I found out from the surgeon's office on Tuesday that I have sleep apnea and they would submit the paperwork to UHC. Haven't heard anything back yet about approval---I will call tomorrow. Best if luck to all others here.

Thanks for sharing your journey. Looking forward to your after surgery update!