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realtruelady
LAP-BAND Patients
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Everything posted by realtruelady
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I just got the call. I AM APPROVED!!! Now i am waiting on my surgery date. This is going pretty well if i may say so myself
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Hello, LBT I have finally submitted my documents to my insurance company. So the wait begins. I have been on this site for awhile and have read many many posts. I would like to thank you all for your honesty and success stories. I have started a blog and would love for you guys to join me on my journey. Thanks again and I promise to be more verbal from here on out.:thumbup: http://iknowicanwithband.blogspot.com/
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I cant wait until my paperwork can be submitted. Congrats on your surgery date!!!!
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I have Federal BCBS and so far haven't had any issues. I am not required to do a 6 month diet and I only need to have an approved psych eval and a bmi over 40. But I do have one question, who is responsible for being sure all the paper work is submitted? I have scheduled the appts and today my PCP said she will write the letter today and send my records. Should I call to follow up and be a pest?
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I have just started my process and have alot of appt dates scheduled. My supervisor at work wanted to know if everything was ok and I just informed her that it was personal. You really don't have to tell people your business. Even when I recieve my surgery date the answer will still remain personal. If after the surgery they question how I eat, I will say that this is what I feel like eating. Just like Sluggo, I can be a bit of a smart ass so they wont ask me too many times after. Only my family and my best friend know about my surgery and I feel it is my right to keep my business mines.
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Thanks for the response but it looks as if I will be waiting until after my trip.
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Well, that decision may not happen because my mother isn't able to be here with me in October. I can't go through this without her but I want to get the show on the road. A two month waiting time seem so long. Normally, when would a surgeon suggest you have a surgery date?
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I am new to the site and have my initial consulation on 9/11/09. I am going to Jamaica on November 12 and is debating the actual date for my surgery. One part of me wants to get it done as soon as my insurance approves it and the other is thinking of what retrictions I may have when in Jamaica. If done right, i would be on solid foods by the time of my trip. And since I dont drink, the ability to not drink as much is not an issue. If you have had experience in traveling out of the country with lap band, did it ruin your experience?