and I can't believe how nervous I am! I guess I put off the thought of surgery for 2 years before deciding it was time to take it seriously, and now Im worried that it wont be something the dr's want to do. Im 5'2 and 297, so I know medically I qualify, but am still nervous. All I have to do for my insurance is pass a psychological evaluation and Im good, but what if the dr's say "oh, you're only 23, you've got a baby, you're living life, you dont have any major health issues besides your weight, you can wait."? Is it just me, or did everyone stress like this?

hi...I stressed every step of the way. Even though I have a comorbidity and called my insurance company a "few" times!! I was anxious before the psych. eval. which went just fine. they wanna make sure you know what you are in for and that you are ready to change. My most anxious day was seeing the surgeon the first time. Actually until I got a surgery date I was not as ease about believing it could really happen. Well, it is this Thursday:scared2: You may even have doubts at times--I did. I hear that can happen. I am ready though. Good luck:)

I most definitely stressed the whole way. My insurance only covers the cost if you're BMI is 40+. Well, I'm at 37 and wasn't really willing to gain almost 30lbs to qualify. So the surgeon's team let me weigh with my purse... which I put in a 25 lb hand weight. :] But I still don't know if the insurance is going to buy it. (My PCP weight is correct...)