MoB6227

2 days till my gastric sleeve surgery and now i am terrified !!!! i keep looking at people before and afters so i know its gonna be worth it and i know i am mentally ready but now that i am close to it i feel like my mind keeps trying to talk me out of it

6 months of nutritionist, psych, primary doc

i was approved in NOvember and only waited a week for approval but surgery wasn't scheduled until feb :/

i had to wait 3 months from when i was approved by insurance due to that was the next time that was available.

Just now, nikkinikolle said:

My insurance required 6 month supervised WeightLoss or attempt at weight loss psych evaluation and two dietician appointments

mine did 2

Just now, NSmith123 said:

Yes thank so in your option im. 5 7 I weight 204 what do u think the Dr will say

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That shows your BMI as 32 ..your insurance doesn't require you to be over a certain BMI either??

1 minute ago, NSmith123 said:

I called them today they said I had no restriction

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thats wonderful!

1 minute ago, NSmith123 said:

I go tomorrow for my first appointment in Jacksonville

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what does your insurance require?

technically it was considered 6 months but they were 6 LONG MONTHS! lol its based on your insurance

On 1/28/2018 at 2:10 PM, NSmith123 said:

How long did everyone process take ?

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started in June 2017 approved by insurance Nov 2017 - surgery will be 02/07

What unflavored Protein are you are all using?

yes sleeve needs Vitamins for rest of life also

49 minutes ago, nikkinikolle said:

Here’s my email if you’d like to keep in touch
Esrincc@gmail.com

sure and mine is onenonlymo@aol.com

Im feb 7th!

Im 2-7 also! gettng the sleeve!

1 minute ago, ~Primrose~ said:

Hi!! Yes!! I am starting tomorrow and I have the same surgery date as you! You're pre-op diet sounds much better than mine. I have to do ALL liquids. I'm also doing the Premier shakes. 4 a day plus things like broth, sugar free Jello or pudding, low-sodium V-8 juice. The closest thing to solid I can have is some cream of wheat! But I'm determined to stick to it and start off on the right foot. I can't wait to get healthy! Let's keep in touch...

Yes lets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Excited to meet someone with the same date as me! do u have Facebook?

Hey all-

My surgery date is 2-7-18 and i start my liver diet tomorrow which will consist of 2 Premier Protein shakes and 4oz of meat and veggie for dinner. I can also have unlimited non starchy veggies throughout the day (like spinach, cabbage, ect) along with 1/2 cup of fruit with a shake and a nonfat greek yogurt as a snack.

One thing i have been striving to work hard on is my mental. Im sure i will be able to do it and i need to stop letting food fill different voids in my life.

Is anyone else starting tomorrow with me?

getting my mind right! stocking up on supplies such as Vitamin Water, sugar free popsicles, Soup, watching youtube videos, trying to get my eating habits under control... im scheduled for Feb 7th

Im having a hard time finding a calcium citrate that is a not a HUGE pill please tell me what you are taking!

Im having surgery Feb 7 ,2018 and my wedding will be April 7, 2019 so i plan to wait til at least November to start looking for a dress

Im feb 7th!

Mine is Feb 7th which is middle of my semester as well im in my senior year and graduate in May. I haved 3 online classes tho so for the classes i have to physically go 2 i will let my teachers know in advanced that i am having surgery and may miss a class or 2

Approved in November yet surgery date 02/07/2018 due to my hospital all booked out supposedly

I have Anthem bcbc and went thru the 6 month process. Info was submitted to insurance which I heard back in a week that I was approved. The hospital gave the insurance a surgery date of 12/27 yet when I contacted the hospital once I was approved they sd the next availability that they have is 02/07/2018. Im so bummed bc I wanted it to be this year. I feel like I went thru that whole process yet still have to wait another 2 months. I know I should be excited that I at least got approved but I just didn't think I would still have to wait that much longer

Yes my friend has this insurance and first there was no waiting period then it was changed to 12 months which she was bummed about but out of no where they approved her 4 months in without any problem so I would submit and see what happens