janie2024

Awesome!! Congratulations!

APPROVED! Insurance just called and Im approved, my drs office should be calling later today to set up pre op appointment.....I cant believe how fast it was approved once they actually got the fax....3 days...Its getting real now!!

APPROVED! Insurance just called and Im approved, my drs office should be calling later today to set up pre op appointment.....I cant believe how fast it was approved once they actually got the fax....3 days...Its getting real now!!

Congratulations! I now you have to be on cloud 9!! It will be no time now and you will be on the losers bench

HI everyone,
Im 51 still post op....already went through the change with no hormone therapy. I cant wait to get my date...screw up with insurance caused my info to have to be resumbitted..was resent today and now the waiting begins for a 2nd time!

I talked to my Drs office today and was assured it was all faxed again today, trust me I will be calling my insurance everyday to see that they have it this time!

HI everyone,
Im 51 still post op....already went through the change with no hormone therapy. I cant wait to get my date...screw up with insurance caused my info to have to be resumbitted..was resent today and now the waiting begins for a 2nd time!

Thanks fixerupper

My request was submitted on June 17th, or so my Drs. office says, Ive been calling every few days to insurance to keep checking even though we were advised it can take 30 days, well when I spoke with insurance today I was advised they have never received anything Im so beyond frustrated and the girl at the Drs office acted like it was no big deal saying "Well we will just resubmit it today" you would think they check to make sure this information has been received once faxed to the insurance company.... so now my 30 days starts all over again.....I am sooooo ticked......Thanks for letting me vent!

My coordinator emailed me right before 11 AM today - said that everything was sent up to BC/BS of FL...I thought - now the waiting game begins. She warned me that it would be about a 10 day waiting period before we would hear back - but, she was very confident that it would be approved. Mind you - another co-worker just had her sleeve done last week (same employer/same insurance) and it took about 10 days for her to get a response.
At 4:30, my coordinator calls me - she had contacted BC/BS to ensure that they had gotten everything, etc. They told her that everything was in order and it was approved!!!! Unreal!! She said this was a first! A 6 hour approval!!! She was astonished as I was!!!
Now, it's real....

I'm hoping to develop a dislike for 3 old "friends".... Sara Lee, Ben and Jerry.

Good luck and lots of prayers for a speedy recovery!

Just remember this is kinda like working customer service. You don't here from the happy people nearly as much as the unhappy ones. I had no major issues.

There is already a huge long thread dedicated to before and afters.. but it is such a fun topic I don't mind repeating!!
This is what losing 150 pounds does for you! A girlfriend of mine said the sweetest thing "I didn't know you had a teenage daughter"...LOL. I do feel like I look younger being trimmer.
Taken within the last few weeks

This was taken in December i believe - I think I was 20# away from goal,back when I was a bit curvier. I was feeling pretty good, but, I like how I look better now even if my T&A disappeared since this photo was taken.

This is my before picture at over 300#. I don't have much to say about it but I KEEP looking at my befores to remind myself how far I have come.

Thoughts and prayers to you kp and best of luck with your new life!!

An infection can happen to anything anywhere anytime. Yes, I have heard others here report that their drainage tube/area became infected. You can also search drain tube or JP tube infection and get more info

im still pre op and take about 10 pills day, I cant wait to at leastst cut this in half and hopefully get rid of them all!! Congrats to you you must be thrilled!

Take a bag with you every time you go to Goodwill. Then when you come home with another bag, you'll have space for it! And you're recycling!

From recalling your pre surgery views it seems to me you were determined to regret this surgery before you even had it and I can not work out why you proceeded with it to be honest.
Thing is, you have done it now. There is little point in regret as it is not like you can go back and undo it. You made a choice and now you have to learn to work with the consequences of that choice. Only you can do that and it will involve changing the way you feel about it. Your feelings are your within your power to choose and you can. choose to feel differently about it all.
You don't have to be on these boards for more than a week before hearing all about stalls, especially at 3 weeks. You know this stuff already. What is it you are seeking to achieve by writing this OP? Is it attention you are after? Validation?
I know I seem harsh and I know I am blunt. I don't often notice posters, I more read the content than check to see who is saying it, so recurrent posters don't often stand out for me. But you have and I have to say it isn't in a positive way. I am noticing recurrent posts of negativity and really all of that is going to lead to self sabotage of your sleeve and, basically, a miserable life. Why choose to be miserable when you can choose to be happy?
Of course your clothes don't fit right, you just had bariatric surgery.
Of course your body shape is changing rapidly, you just had bariatric surgery.
Of course you can't eat what you want, you just had bariatric surgery.
Of course exercise feels hard right now, you just had bariatric surgery.
So you look dishevelled? Do something about it. Do your hair, give yourself a mani/pedi and a facial if you can't afford to get one done professionally. Choose not to look dishevelled.
Clothes hang loose? Use a belt, use a scarf, use a needle and cotton, use your head and use google for ideas on how to turn what you have into something that looks good and feels comfortable for little to no cost.
Choices. You have them. And make them knowing that you have to live with the consequences of the choices you make. Just like you now have to live with the consequences of making the choice to have bariatric surgery. You have to live with your decision, Janice, so you may as well chose to live happily.

They were frothy before, too. I have the same problem. I can no longer blender mine and then drink. If I do, I have to let it sit in the fridge for an hour, scrape off the foam and then consume. Ugh.

This help alot... thanks Ladies, i think she might be jealous a lil... but i don't know. i am very open about my process and she is the first person who freaked me out. I can see why people don't want to tell other about the surgery now.

Every insurance is different. If ur BMI is 40 or more your approval will be easier.

Just got a call from my surgeon's office. They just sent my paperwork to ins. last Wednesday. Fastest approval they've ever gotten. Get blood work done tomorrow morning. See my surgeon on Thursday. If he gives the ok, I am scheduled for the sleeve on July 22!!!!! I can hardly sit still I am so excited!
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