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GLove    44

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Insurance approved surgery today - exactly one year to the day of my first consult. It's been a very long time coming! BUT, I still dont have a date!! I have to wait until Friday to get The Date. I swear they are torturing me!!!

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Shannon28    26

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Congrats! Your long wait will be worth it :)

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GermaineF    25

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wow congrats...long time but worth the wait

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ElizabethAnne    40

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Congratulations on your approval!

I received my approval letter yesterday and still have to wait, too. I called my surgeon's office last night and left a message saying I had received approval.

I received a message back today saying they usually get the approval letter from insurance about a week after I do. She said once the insurance department receives it, they will scan it into my file, then send the information to her so she can call and schedule my surgery.

So now it's more waiting. But the positive is that the waiting will provide an opportunity to try to lose more weight before surgery.

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GLove    44

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Elizabeth, Yes, I am looking at March as the time to prepare mentally, physically and environmentally. Mentally- to get my head even MORE in gear to the lifestyle ahead of me. Physicially- continue eating nutritiously and amp up the exercise routine to prepare my body and liver for surgery, and environmentally- prepare my To Do List and grocery list for what I will need pre and post surgery.

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Ladybug28    73

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Woo Hoo!! Congrats! Hopefully my stuff will get turned in tomorrow for approval! Can't wait! Hope you know your date soon!

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readytogoforit    172

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Good news, let the new you begin. I see you have already started eating differently!

Keep us informed and ask, ask, ask we love to help the "newbies"!

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Violet953    46

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See!? I told you you'd get approved and would be banded this year! I knew it!!!!!! I'm so happy for you hun...it happened sooner than you thought huh?! And hey- you can do it- I lost almost 30 pounds before surgery exercising doing walk away the pounds DVDS. I still do it after the band. This is a great time for you to prepare and you don't have to worry about anything now, just getting ready!!! Congrats!! :) Feels great after allllll that huh?

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