DreamsOfSkinny

My husband I think is finally acknowledging that this is really happening now that I'm approved (just this past Thursday) and have surgery date of 1/29. It is rather quick now but I'm happy about it. He's asked some questions but I think overall is scared something is going to go wrong. I keep trying to reassure him I've researched the doctor so long and he is one of the leaders of the sleeve and top hospitals. He's scared I will loose too much weight and will look sickly or will regret it because I'll have lots of loose skin bc of the rapid loss. I told him my goal and the eating and exercise plan and how long it will take me to lose it. The next moment he says he knows this means a lot to me bc he sees my dedication to it. I just hope nothing goes wrong and all my research, positive energy, preparation, prayers, and patience pays off for the good! He says I don't need surgery, but he supports me if this is what I truly want. How have you reassured your spouses of your decision for surgery?

Surgery date. 1/29. Approved 1/17.

Told me same thing

Looks like I'll be joining the Januaries! 1/29 - got my date today. Trying to do my shopping tomorrow and figure out what I need to be stocking up on for post op. Have to lose some more weight to ensure I can keep my date though.

I'm looking for patients who've had the sleeve to connect with to see how your experience was like with the Dr, CPMC, aftercare, etc. Thanks!!

WOW!! 3 days! I had my gallbladder out in June and that killed me. I had a baby naturally - vaginalky and was walking around right after but gallbladder took me 2 weeks to truly recover :-/ Go figure. Appendix out in 2006- 3rd day I was riding roller coasters. I really have NO idea what to go by on how I'll heal but only hope it's not like gallbladder.

I didn't think about this possibly being an option! That's a great idea if someone offers me a position--I can always ask to start off partial days (training, etc.) for the first week or start off on thursday and friday only.

The ins. Coordinator sounded like she wanted to cry tears of joy today when I called her too. She said she's never seen a patient put together such thorough and long appeal packages and just being consistent about every little thing. I'm still kind of in shock. Now it's your turn for UHC!

Congrats to you!! My oop max left is like $1500. So with everything that would be my most (plus I still have other health things that are being processed). I already have it set aside waiting I'm hoping to hear tomorrow for pre surgery appt and surgery date. I'm going tomorrow to do all of my blood work and tests. I'm hoping for 2/1 or 2/4 date. I have to still lose some weight though per doc so now that I have my approval I'm switch from low-fat/cal diet to probably liquid diet. I have 6 weeks left before my ins. Ends and so does my job! So this has to be done asap so I can heal and get another job.

I just finally got approved after a battle with insurance. I've seen several threads on here about this but I wanted to be more specific. My job/ins. Benefits are ending in less than 6 weeks. I need to have surgery asap really but at the same time have to be interviewing for a new job. I'm in HR and have desk job. Some meetings and slight lifting and walking. But how long did you take off? Did you take off too long? If you had office job- was 2 weeks enough time to heal? Thanks!!

APPROVED 1/17/13!!!!!!!!!

Girl! I sent the insurance a packet that was 4 lbs! Anddddddd I just got approved today!!!! Now bad news.... I only have 6 weeks left of my insurance. I'm out if town for the next week. And within these 6 weeks I have to find another job. (With 1 job pending final determination next week... Interviewed twice already). Can I heal in 2 weeks I wonder? Where there's a will, there's a way!! My employer got tired of hearing from me I think

2nd level appeal. UHC finally put end date for decision in system - 1/25. Hoping to find out before then though. I'll keep calling every couple of days.

Email this guy. He'll send you a free dvd. It's freezing here too and I have a toddler as well so I'm pulling mine out to see what it has in store for me http://www.nowloss.com/free/ Took like a week to get to me

UPDATE::: I checked with ins. And they said they received it on 1/10. Logged it 1/11. And attached a faxed letter from my doctor today, 1/14. The 2nd faxed letter from dr was faxed today but more than likely not be attached until tomorrow. No word on whether they have accepted it as urgent. That 72 hr deadline is tomorrow but then again I didn't get them the final paper until today. Hoping to hear a final decision by Friday. Prayers! I'm out of state until the 30th anyway so can't have surgery until February. But if it comes to external appeal I want to send that out before I leave on the 22nd. Lost a few of my necessary 10 lbs for surgery so that's good. Either way it goes.

Can you inbox me a copy of your letter?

You have to meet your plan's #1 requirement for 5 years. #1 specifically tells you how your ins. Defines morbid obesity so I would call and ask what are all the co-morbidities accepted.

Looked up on medical board. Wanted someone with none-little to none history of leaks or complications. A pioneer of the sleeve surgery. Someone who was primary bariatric surgeon and ha done over 500 surgeries. Bed side manners and felt comfortable with to ask all my questions, etc. Overall reputation of office and doctor results.