Pradice73

Yes I found the new office quickly and it was much nicer than the old one. Everything was quick, precise and to the point. the only thing I thought I would have an issue with is the home injection but even that seems ok now. they sent me over to the hospital to due the xray immediately but it could be anything from coughing I have been doing. I immediately went to walmart and got mucinex DX to see if I cant break up whatever it is that is there.

I went in for my pre-op today and everything was fine till he listened to my lungs. Over the past week I have been coughing alot but felt ok. He said when he heard me exhale that in my lungs it sounded like a flutter. They sent me right over to the hospital and I had a chest xray done again. They will have the results sent to the Dr by 10am. I am a bit anxious and upset cause I have worked this hard that I dont want anything to be wrong. Has anyone else had this type of thing happen?

I am due to be banded on the 30th of this month. I have my pre-op tomorrow the 16th and plan on starting my liquids on the 17th. I am anxious and excited Patty

I am being banded the 30th, my pre-op is tomorrow the 16th and I start my liquid diet on the 17th.

I am happy to say that I received notice that my surgery is approved. I am scheduled for pre-op tomorrow (tue) and have the surgery scheduled for the 29th. Now that it is real I am a bit nervous.

I am also now September 30th... YIPPIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

OK, so everything looks wonderful at this point. Now is when the nervousness sets in cause I have had so much going on and not sure what to think until insurance approves everything. Well the good news is insurance approved it as of September 11th and I have my pre-op appointment on Tuesday. I know that they will explain everything to me on tuesday but does anyone who had it done at UCH can they tell me what the pre-2 weeks were like? thanks patty

OK, so the insurance got approved. I have my pre-op appt this tuesday and cannot wait. I have all my paperwork ready to go. The surgery date is still set for the 29th as originally planned. I am a bit anxious bout the 2 week plan but we'll see what happens Tue. Patty

The insurance Gods shone down upon me. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! I called while on my cruise Thursday and found out that after the initial denial that they received everything else and I am APPROVED. Thank you GOD! Patty

I talked to my surgeon's office after I hand delivered my PCP notes on a Wednesday. I was told that either that Friday or Monday they would be submitting to insurance. I waited till the end of this week to call insurance to see if they received it yet. They tell me that the surgeons office just called Yesterday (thur) to get their fax number. I'm thinkin God here I am sitting just waiting and they havent submitted yet.

I have very last and final visit Wed the 6th with my primary. They will be faxing over my notes to the surgeon same day. I just have to wait for the surgeon's office to submit (2 days max) to insurance and then the waiting game begins. I am way beyond anxious at this point.

I am almost in the same position but I have one more visit for my PCP that I have to attend. Once that is done it goes to the approval process. I already have my pre-op and surgery date scheduled so at this point I am more anxious. good luck

I too had to jump through hoops in order to have this done. I have been seeing my PCP for a while now and we discuss weight. Then I found out in March '08 that my insurance requires 6 months CONTINUOUS visits for me to be considered. So now the time has come and I have my sixth and final visit in less than 2 weeks, Aug 6th.. As soon as that is done they will be faxing my notes to the surgeon and they are going to submit for my insurance. As of right now I have my surgery scheduled for Sept 29th. This allows me the time to go on the cruise I have had planned for a year and then make my pre-op meeting. I am willing to do whatever is necessary for insurance to improve it. (especially since I am changing companies next year)

I appreciate that. He seems like a really nice guy and look forward to working with him. At this point I am just anxious to get there.

I am almost done in my process of getting the lap band done. I have one more physician assisted diet visit with my primary care physician on Aug 6th and then all those note will go to my surgeon. Once the surgeon gets them they will submit to insurance. I have my pre-op after I get back from my cruise on Sept 16th and then surgery the 29th. I think more than anything I am anxious about waiting for everyone else to do their part. The most important part of that being the insurance. I am keeping my fingers crossed. Patty

Good Morning, I am expected to be banded on Sept 29th. At this time I have one more supervised physician assisted visit which is in 2 weeks. Once that is done they are going to be submitting it to my insurance. So I only have to wait for further information in hopes my insurance company covers me. At this point I am more anxious to get past the insurance process. Dr. Dietrick has been wonderful at UCH and they do have monthly meetings. I live in Lutz area not far from the hospital. Patty