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Welcome Matt.. and this place is awesome.. you will find things out that you had no clue about the process. You will quickly become addicted to this site. It has almost completly replaced all my social medias.. lol.. but good luck to you and hope that everything goes well for you!

I have been jumping through hoops and having multiple appointments since Jan... I recieved my approval on 6-21 but they submitted the wrong paperwork (they submitted it for the lapband) so I got my re-approval as of last Thursday. I am just super bummed because it's seven months in the works of jumping through hoops and now I am at a standstill again when really now is when I should be jumping for joy and looking forward to my surgery date. I am a planner and I have two kids, a new puppy, and a job that I have to coordinate around this.. so not knowing is making it super rough and stressful for me.:'(

Best of luck to you.. hope that you had a smooth procedure and have a speedy recovery.. just know that you got this!!

Happy birthday and congrats on the approval!

I talked to my boyfriend about this earlier and he thinks that I am taking things too personally. That she is a busy woman and has a lot of other patients.. and me continuing to hound her with emails and phone calls is only annoying her thus prolonging the process.

I'm in the same boat as you.. I know I'm approved just can't seem to get a date.. I'm a planner.. I would like to know so I can plan my life out.. But no such luck.. Hope you get your approval soon!

Sending good jue jue your way. Hope you get a fast approval and all goes well for you!

I don't think there is anyone higher than her.. The practice that I am going to is through a hospital. If I wasn't already approved through insurance I would find another doctor to go to.

My paperwork was submitted to insurance for the second time last Tuesday.. I called insurance on Friday to check the status and I was approved. So I called and emailed my coordinator with the good news. I emailed her again Monday.. No response to any of the calls or emails I sent. So I called her first thing this morning to ask ifs head received my messages and the insurance approval.. All I got from her was yes I got them.. Then she tells me I have to wait until she sees if the insurance sent over the approval. (Which they did as of last Wednesday.. I called and asked) She won't schedule anymore of my appointments.. Won't give me a surgery date.. Ughhhhh.. I am so frustrated.. I just want to know what's going on! I know they are busy and part of it is me being impatient and super excited to start my new life.. But the other part is I seriously think she's avoiding me..

Congrats on the date.. Hope all goes well for you.. And that's a smart wifey you got there..

Best of luck to you!! Hope all goes well..

Congrats on the date.. I hope to have a post like this soon too!

Welcome.. Hope all goes well for you..

Congrats on the date.. And welcome.. This forum is full of knowledge. Hope all goes well for you!

It will be ok.. just gotta take that first step to your new life.. your whole journey so far has been leading up to this one day.. you know it's worth it.. you know that you want it.. you know that you need to pack that bag.. .. just take it one step at a time.. put one or two things in the bag then walk away from it.. come back and put two or three more in there.. before you know it you will be done.. you got this..

Best of luck to you.. hope all goes well!! Try to get some rest..

I told my boyfriend about this.. ha ha.. he was like great it's going to be like the surface of the sun in the house this winter isn't it? baahhaaa.. because I tend to be cold now.. and I haven't had my surgery yet.. so we can only imagine how bad it's going to be once I have the procedure.. lol.. thanks for the heads up everyone..

Welcome.. glad you found this place.. there is a ton of information on here.. sorry I don't have an answer to any of your questions.. I just wanted to say Welcome!

Best of luck.. hope all goes well..

Best of luck.. just know that everything will be ok.. and in the end when the dust settles that you will be on the loser's side!!

Best of luck.. just know that everyhing will be ok.. and when everything is all said and done.. you will be on the loser's side!!

Best of luck to you.. just know that everything will be ok.. and after it's all said and done.. you will be on the loser's side..

I read on one of these posts of someone take protein with collagen in it.. I can't seem to find that post anymore. Does anyone know the name or brand of the protein? I would love to try it.. Just don't know what I'm looking for.. Also where is everyone getting their unflavored protein powder? Can't seem to find it in stores..

Yeah.. You gotta watch that height thing.. I thought I was 5'3 too.. Then they measured me and I was 5'3.5.. That .5 made the difference of being at or above 40bmi (which I have Uhc too and they like to have most patients at or above 40)