Well the 6 monthly visits to a dietician has been dropped to 3 and the 20 pound loss has been dropped completely! This moves my surgery from July to early April or very end of March. Time to get nervous LOL

I waited over 2 years for this, and NOW I get scared. I'm having my psych eval on Monday and my stress test Tuesday & Wednesday. Has to be a "chemical stress test" since I can't walk enough to do the tread mill. Really dreading this. Had one 5+ years ago and it was painful and frightening, really thought I was gonna die. Chest pain from hell! Then the paperwork is sent to insurance and can take up to 2 weeks for their approval, then 2 weeks of pre-surgery liquid diet!

I'm fixin' to be a Bander!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roni

Medicar required a 6 month time period before surgey? I submitted my paperwork the same day I went to my drs 3appt hr class they approved me in abot 10 days. Then the following week I had my psych eval and my RD appointment (I live 3 hrs away so we did everything in the same day). My surgery was sheduled for the week afterwards. So from the time I submotted my paperwork to Medicare it was approx 3a wks to surgery.

I've heard some other things about Medicare that I didn't exerience. You'd think that since its a federal plan it would be the same everywhere they also didn't require me to lose weight in beforehand. My dr didn't even require a pre op diet. I ate normally till midnite before surgery.

Have a great wkd!!

Marci

Yes Medicare approved mine fast, too. I went to my first doctor's visit on Dec. 3, 2011 and had surgery Jan. 6, 2012. No waiting period at all.

It's awesome you're finally about to get yours! Congratulations!

What was your out of pocket cost with Medicare? I am hoping my hubby will choose banding after I get mine.

Polly, I have a Medicare Advantage policy thru United Healthcare. They use medicare guidelines. My co-pay will be $175.00. If you hubby has straight medicare, does he have a supplement policy, if he does, his cost may -0-.

I had my Chemical induced Stress test today. UGHHHHHHHHH It was just as bad as I remembered the first one I had 8 years ago. Just glad it is behind me now. Just the Psy. eval to go on Weds then paperwork will be submitted for approval.