vwilson

Do u all think a week out of work is enough time off? My biggest problem is that I'm n ER nurse & lately I've seen so many complications coming in. I will say though that I wrk at a military hospital now & maybe that is the reason because when I worked at a civilian hospital I RARELY saw any ppl with complications. Maybe military docs haven't been performing this procedure as long...? Idk just guessing. When I had my band I was only out 2 days...then just took it easy ( no lifting etc). I'm hoping this will be similar. The gas pain was the worse :-( Sent from my iPhone using VST

I'm in Texas too....killeen/ft hood :-)

Hey everyone!! I recently got my insurance approval on Friday and will have my surgery scheduled for january sometime....I'm so incredibly scared. I've had the lap band before and had to have it removed last November so to go thru surgery again is nerve racking but I know soooooo worth it. Just looking for a friend to help me get thru this process and maybe answer the zillion questions I'll ask over and over. Thanks!!! Vicki <3

Beautiful!!! Sent from my iPhone using VST

Congrats! I can't wait to be 3 days post op! :-) Sent from my iPhone using VST

Beautiful!!!!! Sent from my iPhone using VST

Sooooooo awesome!!! Sent from my iPhone using VST

Can't wait! Sent from my iPhone using VST

Ill be sometime in January too!!! Maybe ill get a date tommorow !! Soo excited! Sent from my iPhone using VST

Not yet I guess they will call me Monday with that.....:-D well I hope cuz I need to manipulate my work schedule. How long do u think I need to take off for....minimum? Sent from my iPhone using VST

Maybe try to use less of the crystal lite packet...maybe 1/2 per water bottle? Sent from my iPhone using VST

@vols make sure u call them...mine took a while & I called bcbs to check status and it turned out that my surgeons office left something out of the packet when they filed....informed the surgeons office who fixed & resubmitted that day and I got a call back 2 hours later... APPROVED!!!! Yay!! Bcbs is fast so check on it urself. :-) Sent from my iPhone using VST

Soooo awesome!!!

I can't wait to get my date so it can really sink in that this is happening.... ????

Got my approval today!!!!!!! Yippeeeee!!

Good luck!! I'm at ft hood :-)

Awwww congrats! Which military hospital is doing it?

Thanks!! I've had the lap band before and I was only out of work 2 days....but I'm an ER nurse and I have seen some people come to us post op a week out with drains and pain boluses still in place....

Girl u need to stay on them....my surgeons office said that they had submitted a while ago so I called the insurance company myself...was told they where waiting on something simple...so called back my surgeon and they resubmitted today...2 hours later Approval!! Yay. Anyone know the post op process...need to know how long I NEED to be out of wrk;-)

I just got the call I've been waiting for!! Now I'm really getting nervous :-)

Ok great!

Do you have any info on the approval rates?

I am soooo nervous/excited/scared/anxious lol all in one! In 2010 I had a lap band, in 2011 while 20 Wks pregnant my band slipped & I had to have it removed:-( I had to regain all that weight to meet bmi requirements to have the sleeve procedure done. Now I'm just awaiting insurance approval. In a lot of ways I very depressed that I regained all this wait, but I know that the sleeve has got to be a better choice for me. Now why I am scared... I am an ER nurse & it seems there are so many complications with bariatric surgery...ppl I wrk with seem to roll there eyes when a bariatric pt with complications comes in & the thought of something going wrong with me is so nerve racking. Any advice?

Klilleen tx....soon to be a sleever! :-)