Had my 3rd appointment for the doctor supervised diet today. Lost 9 pounds this month - whohoo! So nice to have that behind me and know that we will be re-submitting for approval (hopefully by Friday!). The first time the doctor's office submitted my paperwork, I heard from my insurance within 36 hours! Hope it's that fast this time. I made a friend on the inside of my insurance company who is also waiting to be banded - how lucky is that? She was the one who called me right away when the decision came back about the 3 month diet, etc. I am continuing to believe what my doc's office is saying...that the insurance companies need 3 consecutive month's of weights/records for the diet. I went on April 7 for my initial consultation, had my psych eval., nutrition appointment sleep study, etc. On May 6 I found out that insurance also wanted the 3 month diet. On May 7 my doc's office saw me and said they could count Apr 7 as visit #1, May 7 as visit #2 and today - June 2 was visit #3!!! I had actually gained 4 pounds at my May 7, but today was down 9. I've been sticking to 1500 cals. a day and exercising 5-6 times a week (lots of cardio!). I feel so great - can really tell a difference in my cardio fitness. Nurse today told me how much that will help my recovery after surgery. I felt so proud of myself! Now just need to keep it going until I start my pre-op (which I was told today may only have to be one week instead of two since my BMI was down to 39...if I can lose a few more pounds by the time I go back in, she felt pretty confident that the surgeon would agree to only one week of liquids!). I also asked for a tour of the surgery center today and was eagerly shown the pre-op and recovery rooms as well as peeking into the actual OR. I was relieved to see it all and it really has helped calm my nerves about it. I've never had general anthestisia and am very nervous! Also, the idea of a "surgery center" vs. hospital was foreign to me also. To my relief, it looked exactly like a state of the art, CLEAN hospital :biggrin: I don't think they get asked for "tours" very often but I liked the spontaneous nature of how it all happened and how accommodating they were. Makes me know I've picked the right surgeon! Will post back with an update!
Had my 3rd appointment for the doctor supervised diet today. Lost 9 pounds this month - whohoo! So nice to have that behind me and know that we will be re-submitting for approval (hopefully by Friday!). The first time the doctor's office submitted my paperwork, I heard from my insurance within 36 hours! Hope it's that fast this time. I made a friend on the inside of my insurance company who is also waiting to be banded - how lucky is that? She was the one who called me right away when the decision came back about the 3 month diet, etc. I am continuing to believe what my doc's office is saying...that the insurance companies need 3 consecutive month's of weights/records for the diet. I went on April 7 for my initial consultation, had my psych eval., nutrition appointment sleep study, etc. On May 6 I found out that insurance also wanted the 3 month diet. On May 7 my doc's office saw me and said they could count Apr 7 as visit #1, May 7 as visit #2 and today - June 2 was visit #3!!! I had actually gained 4 pounds at my May 7, but today was down 9. I've been sticking to 1500 cals. a day and exercising 5-6 times a week (lots of cardio!). I feel so great - can really tell a difference in my cardio fitness. Nurse today told me how much that will help my recovery after surgery. I felt so proud of myself! Now just need to keep it going until I start my pre-op (which I was told today may only have to be one week instead of two since my BMI was down to 39...if I can lose a few more pounds by the time I go back in, she felt pretty confident that the surgeon would agree to only one week of liquids!). I also asked for a tour of the surgery center today and was eagerly shown the pre-op and recovery rooms as well as peeking into the actual OR. I was relieved to see it all and it really has helped calm my nerves about it. I've never had general anthestisia and am very nervous! Also, the idea of a "surgery center" vs. hospital was foreign to me also. To my relief, it looked exactly like a state of the art, CLEAN hospital :biggrin: I don't think they get asked for "tours" very often but I liked the spontaneous nature of how it all happened and how accommodating they were. Makes me know I've picked the right surgeon! Will post back with an update!