alex76

I have a an old single speed cruiser bike that I love. I can't wait to get home from work, jump on my bike, and cruise down a local trail. It really doesn't even feel like exercise most days!

Since a few of us are from the Chicago area and are having surgery around the same time, would anybody be interested in a Chicago area meet up?

I'm scheduled for RNY on July 3!

I called BCBSIL yesterday to check. I was told that the policy changed in Feb 2019. They no longer have a requirement for a set number of visits. They will leave the number of visits for your doctor to decide when you're ready for surgery. The insurance coordinator for my surgeon's office will submit on the day of my last visit, June 3. They have given me date of pre-op class and two tentative surgery dates- one in June and one in July. Surgery depends on when they receive an approval from insurance.

Out of curiosity, were you required to have 3 mos or 6 mos of visits? I keep hearing both when it comes to BCBSIL.

Congratulations & good luck! Please keep us posted with updates!

I also have BCBSIL and will be submitting in early June. I hope I get an approval as fast as you did! My surgeon has tentatively scheduled me for surgery either June 26 or July 2.

I'm tentatively scheduled for RNY on July 2, so I'll be quietly lurking in the shadows on this group. I can be like the a very distant cousin in your little family LOL I'm a teacher, so my bariatric team knew that I wanted a summer surgery. I'll be done with all of my requirements Monday April 29, so I'm a little ahead of the game. Good luck to us all!

Good luck!!! Please post updates for the rest of us following behind you

Definitely a long road, but it gave me a chance to make a lot of necessary changes. I also had a chance to read info on this site, listen to WLS podcasts, watch many episodes of 600 lb Life, so Ive seem the good and bad sides to surgery. It's a lot to think about. But I feel ready. Which surgery are you having? I originally was hoping to get sleeved, but my bariatric rn is a bypass patient herself, and she convinced me to get rny too.

I also have BCBSIL and will be finished with last requirement on Monday April 29. My insurance coordinator says that it can take up to 2 weeks for approval. I'm a teacher, so I'm hoping for a July date. Good luck to us both!

Reading both of your posts is just what I needed! I am about 2 months pre-surgery and I've been making eating changes, but I've yet to start any exercise habits. I live in Chicago- so we just had our 50 degree heat wave this weekend, but it's dipping back down to 0 this week. I love walking at my local park, but that's pretty much out of the question. I am not into the gym thing, but I may have to start hitting them up just to get on the treadmill. Great post- thanks.