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Approved today!!! Now final apps, and waiting for scheduler to call. Praying for late Nov early Dec. Sent from my iPad using VST

Call them every day and they'll get you taken care of. Sent from my iPad using VST

Oh yeah, maybe I'll get the mommy makeover instead... Sent from my iPad using VST

I'm going big! I'm sending myself on a scuba trip with adults only. I'm always doing everything for everyone as a single mom, and I deserve a trip to reward myself... Sent from my iPad using VST

Hi all! I WAS APPROVED BY INSURANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First submission, and it was approved a week later. I called every day! Now just waiting for the hospital scheduler to call and set up my surgery date, and get my pre-op labs taken care of! SO EXCITED TO BE SLEEVED IN 2013! I'm still not sure of I'm a Nov or Dec sleeve date, but 90% sure Dec. I'm so excited. I've been considering WLS seriously for 8 years! I've tried all I could on my own, and I'm done struggling. It's time to live a new life. Glad to be here, and would love to be added to the Facebook group: lissavsg@gmail.com. Sent from my iPad using VST

I'm not sure if I'm nov or dec, could you add me please? Lissavsg@gmail.com Sent from my iPad using VST

Yes, and it is a better model. Also it includes the additional parts that make nut butters, etc. (an additional 100 usually). $359 shipped. http://queenbeecoupons.com/costco-blendtec-total-blender-set-359-99-shipped-includes-extra-container/ Sent from my iPad using VST

APPROVED BY INSURANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First submission, and it was approved a week later. I called every day! Now just waiting for the hospital scheduler to call and set up my surgery date, and get my pre-op labs taken care of! SO EXCITED TO BE SLEEVED IN 2013! I'm still hoping to get sleeved in November, but it may be December... We shall see...

APPROVED BY INSURANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! First submission, and it was approved a week later. I called every day! Now just waiting for the hospital scheduler to call and set up my surgery date, and get my pre-op labs taken care of! SO EXCITED TO BE SLEEVED IN 2013!

Wow!!! Look at your wrist, tummy and fingers! Your ring is falling off!

I would imagine working for a small-medium sized general practice firm where there may be some cross-over or cross-training. It's hard once you've begun travelling down a particular path to change course, as I'm sure you know... Sent from my iPad using VST

I'm pre-OP, and an intellectual property paralegal in California.

Barbaric surgery, haha! Thanks for the needed laugh today. It is rather barbaric when you think of it!

Do these doctors in TJ offer financing?

I wonder why this person hasn't posted since this rave review... Makes me worry.

Man how totally frustrating! In that case, I'd probably be looking into Mexico if it were me.

Ugh vent... So I called my insurance to check on my approval... They said that the dr. office put the surgery date out to 1/24/14, so they're not in a hurry to process it. ARG! I called my coordinator, she said that isn't true, they process as normal whatever the date. I told her they asked me to have the dr. resubmit with a closer/sooner date of procedure so it would be processed sooner... She called insurance, moved the date up to 12/2/13 and now we're waiting for approval again... I let my coordinator know that my insurance was changing on the first of the year due to insurance regulation changes with the ACA, and I'm not sure my employer will be covering WLS benefit any longer. It I don't get the surgery in Nov/Dec I may not be able to proceed! She assured me as soon as the approval comes through I could be scheduled in a matter of weeks. Come on insurance!!!!!!!!!

look for me: lissavsg That confuses me... I have no idea what it means... So, if you have morbid obesity ONLY they won't cover it, and without morbid obesity it won't be covered? Sounds like maybe they're looking for co-morbidities as well?

It depends more on whether your employer has chosen to include it in their plan benefits, and not the actual insurance company. Most of the major ones cover WLS if the employers have paid to have it in their plan. Incidentally, this is how the 6 month medically supervised diet requirement works as well. Your employer (not your plan) determines what hoops you will have to jump through before approval. That is why there are so many varied results with similar healthcare plans. It's helpful to obtain the list of covered benefits from your HR department...

I read your story, and I'm so glad you're ok! What a fright!

I get it, results vary. I'm entering this cautiously. Which is why I'm simply asking how long it took. No values given either way. Just research. I'm new to the sleeve (meaning I haven't gotten it yet), but I've been researching wls for 8 years. Just waited until I was done having babies before I did it. I have lost hundreds (and gained them back) over the years, so I know how slowly it can come off. Like I said, this is just a harmless poll.

I agree this is the WORST!!!! We submitted to insurance on the 24th (last Thursday) and they said it could take up to 15 business days, although it is rarely that long. I'm freaking out!!! Technically, I could have to wait until 11/14 to hear an answer! Ugh... I'm praying to be sleeved over xmas.

It's just a poll, I'm not writing a thesis. Awesome, thanks!

I'm just trying to get an idea of whether it's possible to lose the weight in a year's time, longer than a year or shorter... Again, just an idea on average for those who have already lost 100 pounds.