perfectlyimperfect44

December 15th Atlanta (Stone Mountain)

I'm December 15th would love to have a buddy

Hi Susan congrats on your approval and hope you get to feeling better soon we have the best Christmas present ever And thank you everyone for the words of encouragement

You're right so worth it and all the positives is what really drives me and makes me even more excited :-)

Thank you very encouraging

Dec 15th Atlanta GA

congrats to everyone scheduled I am finally scheduled for Dec 15th, hope everyone is doing good that has already had your surgery.

After all the prerequisites that were required, and submit to insurance to get denied, to having to complete 6 month NUT/PCP weightloss management, to a PEER to PEER and finally finally finally approved. Surgery Date is December 15th I finally have a date and it just got real for me. I'm super excited but I am also nervous, nervous about the surgery itself and nervous because I don't want to fail I have battled the yo-yo weight thing for so flipping long I want to be healthy I want to be able to climb stairs without feeling like my heart is about to pop out of my chest, I want to be free of being obese and so unhealthy. Any other December sleevers out there that feel like this? Mentors? FB??

@dhrguru.. BEST NSV Ever... you only said what many were thinking and I can't wait until I have that view :-) congrats!!!!

Hello @@Kellyfitz4 I too am in my 6 month, this month was my fourth visit and the time really does go by fast it is nice to hear others that are in the same process would love to be buddies through the process and I too have learned so much from my NUT. I wish you all well on your journey

Be careful with braiding as well as that pulls tension on your hair I learned the hard way from previous braiding I haven't been sleeved yet and am natural and have been talking to my beautician on steps to help strengthen my hair of course there is nothing she can do to prevent the breakage/shedding if it happens but I'm hoping with steady treatments and plenty of Protein and Vitamins I can at least reduce the amount of hair I may or may not loose. thank you, I'm a little over a week post op I'm just taking my braids out. I want to keep it braided out of fear of shedding.

Looking for bariatric buddies in Atlanta area, seem to only be a few and far between.

It also saves you travel and having to leave work etc which is my case but at lest its once a month

If all goes well God will I hope to be having my surgery Dec or Jan I have had all the prerequisites, I.e., NUT eval, cardio, etc., the insurance came back and said they require 6 months physician/Nutritionist eval so here I am but I'm not giving up.

I'm doing 6 months glad I'm not alone in this I have completed all of my other requirements this popped up on me and didn't realize it but yes I'm excited had my second NUT appointment yesterday and going to the gym 5 days a week all I was told is that I cannot gain any weight but I don't need to lose a significant amount of weight either otherwise they may not approve.

I have HighMark BCBS of PA as well and besides the 6 months visits I didn't have the only other thing required is whatever the doctor requirements were and mine consisted of Cardiologist, PCP, NUT, and pysch eval I received my denial in two weeks would have been an approval had I known I needed the 6 months eval, however my coworker had the same insurance last year and she did not have to complete the 6 month visits perhaps it changed so good luck to you

I was orginally scheduled for 8/4 and my surgeon was so sure I'd be approved got word back from the insurance company that i will need the 6 months monitored weightloss regemin had my visit with the Nut today and they are trying to see if my first appt in June can count towards my requirement so i can have my surgery in December broke my heart pissed me off to no end i was sure the surgeon did all the checks prior to submittal but no so here I am hoping for December or January

Same thing happened to me last month. They called me to tell me I got denied because of the same reason... I was so pissed off. I have to do 6 months of weigh ins...so now I'm looking to get surgery January or February of next year... I'm not as bummed anymore because I understand this will benefit me in the long run with my eating habits. Good luck!!!This same thing happened to me yesterday and i was sure the doctor office had all they needed and knew what was required before they sent the paperwork they were so sure I'd get approved they set me a tentative surgery date now im looking at January or February for surgery after I complete 6 months physician /nut supervised weightloss regemin

Send me a friend request on fb and then you can join the group Sonia Maxwell

I'm in Atlanta as well what doctor are you seeing, hey you should join us on fb august sleevers 2015

I'm having my surgery at Emory Johns Creek different foc though my foc is Dr . Khan, how was the hospital how are you doing

Now this is news to me this is the first I've heard of this I wonder do all the doctors/hospitals do this send you home with blood thinners? Anyone know?

Good for you!! I am in the same boat:)I have found that there is plenty of support here..good luck to you

I was told yesterday that I have a tentative surgery date of Aug 4th....it just got real for me...I have been planning and preparing making my to do list so now if my insurance company doesn't come back with any additional requirements my new life will begin Aug 4th I'm so excited and so nervous at the same time. .I think what concerns me more is the gas, as I already have issues with GERD. ......trying to keep it together but I trust God