I got news back from my insurance company and found out what hoops I have to jump though. I have to do a 3 month supervised diet and a psyc eval which is not to bad. I really just want to get this done but, i realize this is the waiting game everyone talks about. I think as i start the process i will do pics and weights before the supervised diet though just to have a highest starting point

Three months actually isn't too bad; most require six.

Welcome to the wait though, it won't be long 'till you can start your new healthy lifestyle!

Good luck on your journey.

Three months actually isn't too bad; most require six.

Welcome to the wait though, it won't be long 'till you can start your new healthy lifestyle!

Good luck on your journey.

I am hoping i can use the time when I was in radiation theropy as part of the supervised diet. I had to go in daily for weigh ins and had a diet i had to follow. I must admit it was the funniest diet ever...

Doctor: " do you like milkshakes?"

me: "Like diet shakes"

D: "no fully leaded icecream kind"

me: "Look at me of course i do"

D: " well i want you to drink as many as you want"

M: "ummm thats the first time i heard that in a diet"

D: " Trust me if you can get em down drink all youlike"

yeah i could not drink em after the 2nd week so i lived on ensure shakes ... damn the cruel irony

The waiting goes by faster then you'll imagine. It took me a lil under 2 months from the time of the seminar to actual surgery. Then after surgery I was like "wow, that went by so fast".

Enjoy!

The waiting goes by faster then you'll imagine. It took me a lil under 2 months from the time of the seminar to actual surgery. Then after surgery I was like "wow, that went by so fast".

Enjoy!

I got news back from my insurance company and found out what hoops I have to jump though. I have to do a 3 month supervised diet and a psyc eval which is not to bad. I really just want to get this done but, i realize this is the waiting game everyone talks about. I think as i start the process i will do pics and weights before the supervised diet though just to have a highest starting point

Wow, you got off easy with only 3 months and a phyc eval, I have had to do a 6 month diet with a doctor, a PT eval., ekg, blood work, lung tests, sleep appnea test, and I have to meet with a heart doctor next week, my last visit will be with a nutritionist. I am having a hard time keeping them all strait.

My insurance company required last 5 years of weights, psych test, psych eval, and doctors letter recommending me as a candidate for surgery. I guess I got off easy too - waiting for approval now. I submittted everything on Nov. 22.

Wow, you got off easy with only 3 months and a phyc eval, I have had to do a 6 month diet with a doctor, a PT eval., ekg, blood work, lung tests, sleep appnea test, and I have to meet with a heart doctor next week, my last visit will be with a nutritionist. I am having a hard time keeping them all strait.

They may or may not of wanted some of those for me a as well but I was already diagnosed with Sleep Apnea and had high blood pressure so those were taken care of. You know I am curious what they look for in the supervised diet. Do they want to see if you can loose weight or that you can't thats why you need the lap band

My insurance company required last 5 years of weights, psych test, psych eval, and doctors letter recommending me as a candidate for surgery. I guess I got off easy too - waiting for approval now. I submittted everything on Nov. 22.

That is pretty easy. I just wish i had to submit my weigh ins instead of the supervised diet. just cause i don't want to wait 3 months

The 3 months will fly by, most definitely! I didn't have to jump through any insurance hoops (thank god; was approved in a day) but time did fly from my first appt. with my surgeon to my surgery date. Before you know it 3 months will be gone and you'll be on the loser's bench.