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Hi everyone. I am scheduled for surgery July 26th. I found out July 19th of my insurance approval, and all of the sudden a little panic has swept over me. I am very excited, but am having some feelings of guilt for doing this for some reason. Has anyone else experienced that? I have only told one person, because I don't want to have to do any explaining or justification before it is done. Has anyone handled it this way or are you all pretty open with everyone? I am looking forward to having this support group for the journey we are all about to experience...

I think it depends on your insurance requirements JulyJen. I don't have any real health issues "requiring" the surgery right now either, but my insurance requires a bmi of 35 with comorbidity issues, or a bmi over 40. I have a bmi over 40 so I qualified. Give your insurance company a call and ask. One thing is for certain, you'll never know if you will be approved until you apply for approval. I started the process a little over a month ago, just to see where it would take me, always thinking I had the option to not have the surgery even if I was approved. I go into surgery on Monday. Scared...but excited...good luck!

Hi everyone. I am scheduled for July 26th, hope it's okay to join your group. I found out July 19th of my insurance approval, and all of the sudden a little panic has swept over me. I am very excited, but am having some feelings of guilt for doing this for some reason. Has anyone else experienced that? I have only told one person, because I don't want to have to do any explaining or justification before it is done. Has anyone handled it this way or are you all pretty open with everyone? I am looking forward to having this support group for the journey we are all about to experience...