DreamsOfSkinny

Oh wow! Yeh mine didn't tell me anything "insightful" but if I do get the surgery I'd like to continue as i think it would help eating habits, recognizing and changing them and just the emotional factor with me and hubby of such a drastic weight change.

So I had all my appts today... Whew was 4 hrs total! My psych eval consisted of me filling out some paperwork prior to arrival and then just talking about why I wanted surgery, my family background, obesity in family, etc. That was it.

Yes, even though I'm over 40 now the coordinator did say she's been doing the packets to insurances for several years and knows what UHC is usually looking for to approve. I've asked medical records for asthma, high cholesterol, etc. as well as some Dr. Restricted weigh ins monthly and weight loss plans, so I'm going to ask her tomorrow to include those within letter so at least the ins. Sees to begin with so they don't have to come back denied to have to appeal it :-/ Hoping the coordinator is right.......

Thanks for coming back to update. I have my appt tomorrow. She told me it'll be an hour so we'll see... I'll update this post so at least others (pre-op) can see how different this can be.

What a difference between top right and bottom right! Congrats!

Congrats on your loss! You can see the difference.

Did you meet your goal by that time?

You look amazing for such great results in a small amount of time.... Wishing I can get approved for this.

A thread of post-op (no matter how veteran you are) is what (as a pre-op) I want to hear. I'd like in my research to see what different dr.s have suggested as I didn't realize they can vary so drastically. I want to hear people's experiences so I can make my own decision as to how much or not I want to follow orders or what foods to avoid until which month out, etc. It's quite frustrating to see after someone posts their opinion and tries to cite sources that helped them make their decision/opinion and then see others completely bash them for that. What's the point in anyone posting their opinions then? Opinions.... Everyone thinks they are giving their personal experiences to help the next person. As anyone going through this, you should never take one person's opinion as the final word, but then again I'd hope this would be common sense. Take your Dr.s word. It makes me think twice about posting my opinions if I ever get approved and have surgery on here.... *runs to another site*

Guys... You both look grown, so grow up already. Sad to see this type of juvenile behavior on this site. Discouraging to even read.

Did you complain of not being touched enough prior to your weight loss?

I think it would take a very long time for me to get tired of the excess of attention from hubby.

What would you do if you had complications while in the states? Have you asked your ins. If they'd cover it?

Thanks! Sadly I had my gallbladder removed 4 months ago and had NO idea there was a procedure that only required 1 incision. Kind of mad no one informed me of my options.... But now hoping I can do this for the sleeve

How much was this Dr in Louisiana? I'm from there and would be tempted if it comes down to ins. Denying me....