Last week was my 5th appointment of my insurance required 6 month supervised diet! It went by really fast after having all the required testing! I was required to have an upper GI, pelvic ultrasound, chest xray, echocardiogram, ekg, nuclear stress test, home and lab sleep study, pulmonary function test, abdominal ultrasound, two nutrition consults, 2 psychiatry visits, pulmonary consult and a cardiology consult! Wow! It made the time fly by and now I am just waiting for my July 2nd pre-op visit and my surgery is scheduled for August 1st! My pre op diet starts July 18th and I will be on the Optifast program. It will consist of shakes, bars and soups, 6 times a day. My birthday is August 17th so I will probably just be starting mushies but this will be the best gift I can give myself! I can't wait to be banded! Is anyone else scheduled for August?

No August buddies yet?

I'm scheduled for the 13th. I finish teaching at a special needs camp on the 3rd, which will probably be my first day of liquid diet, and school starts again two weeks after surgery. It sounds like a long way off but then again it feels like it is right around the corner! Next summer is going to be so great!

I havent scheduled we submit to my insurance early if my insurance take the full 30dys I will have surgery early August but from what hear they respond quickly as soon as I found out I will be so happy

I'm hoping to be a late August bander. Fed BCBS req 3 months supervised n I'm on month 2 now. Ins approval takes about a week per BCBS. Here's hoping that holds true!!

I am hoping for August! I submit my papers on the 25th. My lab band specialist stated it takes 1 week to hear from insurance and than I will have my pre-op visit! My doc requires 4 wks of pre-op diet. We are pushing for August 6th. And I agree I didn't have to do as much work as you but I had 6 nutritional visits, 1 psych eval, a EDG, EKG, h-pyloria test, a pulmonary function, and of course blood work. These 6 months have flown by. Now if the rest just falls into place I'll be ok! Congrats and keep us posted.

Yesterday I went to my follow up appointment after my sleep study. Apparently I have mild sleep apnea and need to wear a cpap. Ugh! I really don't want to but the pulmonolgist said he'll clear me for surgery when I see him July 5th if I wear it for 3-4hrs per night until then. Another bump in the road...

Yeah the machine is oh so sexy(rolling eyes) but I feel AI much better I've been using mine since APR it took awhile but I wake up feeling so much better all this time I didn't think I was a morning person ...I was just oxygen deprived

Yesterday I went to my follow up appointment after my sleep study. Apparently I have mild sleep apnea and need to wear a cpap. Ugh! I really don't want to but the pulmonolgist said he'll clear me for surgery when I see him July 5th if I wear it for 3-4hrs per night until then. Another bump in the road...

I am so sorry to hear about the bump in the road, but hopefully it will make you feel better. Atleast you found out before it got to bad, and you are working toward solving the problem now! It may be a little longer wait before you are able to be banded but i am here for ya and i hope everything works out for you!

Luckily, if I wear the cpap until my follow up visit on July 5th, the pulmonolgist will clear me for surgery and it shouldn't affect my August 1st date

Just found out my paperwork is being submitted today to the insurance company for approval. Hoping this part is painless! Crossing my fingers!

I am scheduled for August 6th. I am going July 9th for my nutrition class, then I start the preop July 22nd. This seems like a lifetime away!! Hopefully your next apt will go great and your surgery date will not have to change!

The agency that supplies the cpap called me yesterday to discuss payment after my insurance deductible and to set up a time for me to pick it up. Afterwards, I called my pulmonologist and told him that the cpap was a bit expensive, were there any alternatives? Basically, he was like "screw it" (exact words! He said your sleep apnea was mild anyway. Really? Anyways, I am super excited that I don't have to wear the cpap!

I just got a dang call from the hospital. My h-polyari test was sent to the lab and my ballon was deflated, so i have to go tomr morning and have the test done again

Sucks, this means my submit date just may be pushed back a couple days.

The agency that supplies the cpap called me yesterday to discuss payment after my insurance deductible and to set up a time for me to pick it up. Afterwards, I called my pulmonologist and told him that the cpap was a bit expensive, were there any alternatives? Basically, he was like "screw it" (exact words! He said your sleep apnea was mild anyway. Really? Anyways, I am super excited that I don't have to wear the cpap!

That is really good I didn't know you have to pay for the machine mine was covered completely. I am happy you don't have to wear it it took me awhile to get use to sleeping with it on my face

I am scheduled for August 6th. I am going July 9th for my nutrition class, then I start the preop July 22nd. This seems like a lifetime away!! Hopefully your next apt will go great and your surgery date will not have to change!

That is awesome I'm hoping any date before 26 July or after Aug 4th