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Woooot woooot!! Got a call at 0904 that my psych eval doc faxed a copy over to the hospital and they are putting it in the mail to insurance today! Anyone else have blue cross that can share how long it took to get approval?

Well thank you for sharing! That's a good point ya know. It's what got allot of in trouble in the first place. We never considered the should we only did the can /looks down at belly, hmm shouldn't have rings in the ears now! I mean man boobs reeeaaalllyyyyy!?!?!?!! This is what I get for joking that if I had boobs I'd never leave the house

Great question! Though with the dumping you would still have to be carefull on food choices I imagine

way to go!!! That is freaking amazing!! i know that CosMed is listed all over the place here for cosmetic stuff. Keep up the great work!

First THANKS EVERYONE for listening to me vent! I did follow your advice kiwiladydee and called my surgeons office. I spoke to my coordinator and told her what was going on and she informed me that not only was she aware but she has been calling them for the last 2 weeks every other day. She said she spoke with the hospitals administration and they are calling tomarrow at noon and if it is not in the mail they are advising him that they will be squeezing me in monday to see their dr. and will have my report in less than 48 hours. Further more they are going to advise him not to bill my insurance since he cant complete paperwork in a timely manner. She said that she has never had one take this long and its crazy. She was so nice and supportive. i'm glad i called! thank you all again for the advice and the patience.

guys have thoughts about this stuff too. To be honest, i want to be able to wear UA gear. underarmor. I have thought about buying a few pieces of cloths but, since i live at work it will be an interesting battle with the boss to get new shirts as my weight drops LOL.

WOOT WOOOT!!! WTG CONGRATS!!!!

I love the idea!

thats whats crazy!! My surgeon's nurse has called them twice. This is on top of my now 3 phone calls. At this point i am ready to just go to a different one and pay to have them send it off and tell him that since he failed to provide the entire service i paid for, that he can try to sue me for the $$, but once my insurance company finds out that he is billing for services he hasnt rendered they may be a little more inclined to get their legal involved. I am trying the nice approach. If i call her on monday and its still not done i am going to tell her that i am going to another psych and to tell the dr. not to worry about sending the PW and to just understand that you can't screw people and charge for it. /shrug Trying to stay positive

OHH your a nurse!!! then that explains it!! when my doc found out i was a medic i think he visably shook ROFL. worst patients for sure!! How much weight have you lost if you dont me asking? how far post op are you?

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wow that is great!!! Keep up the great work!! Its nice to get out and enjoy the outdoors and know that your working towards your goal at the same time!

holy crud i suck!! lettuce has fat DOH!

I started myself on optimum's whey Protein mix's. Its main ing. is whey protein isolate, with whey protein concentrate. I love the chocolate, strawberry and the vanilla. I buy the 5 pounders. They are 53.00 a pop. I cant handle the kind that are grainy. If anyone has a good flavored one that is cheaper, and not grainy let me know!!! also if any of you are pro's with label reading and body needs can you verify that this is a good option? 5 Lbs. Delicious Strawberry Supplement Facts Serving Size1Rounded Scoop(29.4g) Servings Per Container80 Amount Per Serving Calories 110 Calories From Fat 10 % Daily Value* Total Fat 1g 2% Saturated Fat 0.5g 3% Trans Fat 0g Cholesterol 30mg 10% Sodium 50mg 2% Total Carbohydrate 2g 1% Sugars 1g Protein 24g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 10% Iron 0% Not a Significant Source of Dietary Fiber * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. Ingredients Protein Blend(Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Whey Peptides), Artificial Flavors, Lecithin, Citric Acid, Sucralose, FD&C Red #40, Aminogen®, Lactase. ALLERGEN INFORMATION: Contains Milk And Soy (Lecithin) Ingredients.

GRATS!!! thats amazing!!!

ditto

I'm sorry, but i have no one else to vent to so i am venting here... /rant on Ok so my surgeon is great. His staff go over everything with a fine tooth comb and make sure that you will pretty much be approved before anything is sent to the insurance company. I meet all the criteria. I have done everyting asked. I went to my psyc consult almost 2 months ago. I was told they had sent the paperwork to my surgeon's office but i called today and they havnt recieved it. So i called my psych dr office and his secretary said, ohh i'm so sorry he hasnt finished it yet. I am hoping he will be done this week. This is beyond frustrating. I dont understand it. I am REQUIRED to chart my findings with my patient within 24 hours. WTF! why do they get 2 months to send stuff off?!! I am so flippin irritated!! All i can do is caution people as to what psych consult doc they use. I wanna scream. I have already taken vacation becasue at my job i cant just get time off. Now its looking like at the best maybe august perhaps september for a surgery day because likely he wont get it out today. I want to just scream. How is it that i can do everything when they say and how they say and some jackrabbit gets to lolligag. I could tollerate if it was the insurance company but its not! UGGGG. I'm sorry. I just joined and already i am being a whiney little .... Anyway sorry for the rant, sorry to dump. Just wanted a spot to dump this into and people wouldnt say "told ya so." See this is why we said not to do this etc etc. My family has a bad outlook because my mother had stomach staples a long time ago. They broke free and perfed her stomach. They had to do a non elective gastric bypass. Her stomach was removed and now sure she is thin, but she wasnt ready psychologically. She doesnt follow any of the diet, she rarely takes her Vitamins and she has NEVER drank the Protein shakes. She complains that her hair is falling out, she Dumps ALL THE TIME! but she eats crap and never eats protein. so everyone things that this is what the surgery means. They dont take the nutritional requirements etc into account. I look forward to showing all of them that if you take the protein, if you take the vitamins, if you do what your supposed to....You can feel great. /rant off Sorry again =/

just throwing this out there but if any of you post op have pinpoint chest pain, that is pain that you can point right too (typically to one side of the chest or the other) you should seek medical attention immediatly, 1000 times more so if you get SOB. This is a great EARLY catch story! I'm very glad your doing ok and let us know how your continuing to do!!!

Ohh god don't even say that!! I am so goin to miss Havin a beer with the guys!

That is amazing!! I'm hoping mine will be right around there too!

Outch on the cost! I have pretty decent insurance thru the hospital so mine is only going to be 850 US. It's funny how people walk this world in denial isn't it? Type 2 diabetics are the only diabetics that can be "cured". Gastric bypass is the only known procedure that works for type 2 diabetics. Well I am in the waiting on approval process of my journey. Im getting more and more anxious as the days slip by. My psych eval doc took way longer to get pw in so my 1 month vacation time is fast approaching and my insurance company is just receiving my paperwork. We will see how it all goes I guess . How about you? Are you close to surgery date?

Welcome and if your excited then your informed and ready for the journey! I am still waiting on approval but am more excited now than when I started!