I have one more doctors visit before the surgeons office can submit my paperwork!!! It seems like this last month is taking forever....Psych visit 9/29, surgeon consultation, 10/9, last Dr. Visit 10/15....let the countdown begin.....

Hi im in the same boat. Psych visit 10/2 then im done. Just need a date. Exciting and scary at the same time isnt it?!

I know what you mean... I'm waiting too! Oct 11 my consultation

Me too! Did my psych today and nutritionist next Thursday! Last appt with the surgeons office oct 15 then paperwork submitted! Can't wait!

Ahhh! My final appointment is on the 15 th too! Then my paperwork will be submitted and hopefully surgery scheduled. I wonder which of us will get to surgery first!

This is so exciting!! All of us are in the same boat, it is very exciting which is making me even more impatient than I already are! Let's keep each other posted hopefully we all get banded around the same time! :-)

Hi girls, my last appt is on Oct 10th. Then my paperwork will be submitted for the 2nd time. I had to do the 4 month nutrition all over again. It's been an agonizing 8 months just waiting. Arrrgg! Hopefully this time I'll get approved :/ we might all be having surgery at the same time.

Why did you have 2 do your 4 months all over again? I'm nervous about if I submit it and its denied having to start all over again....

Also does anybody know if instead of making 2 separate doctor visits will the insurance company count my last visit if I just go to the surgeon/dietary consultantion??

My weight on my first appt was 234 and by the 4th month it was 238. Insurance said I obviously did not comply with the weight loss program because I gained weight. If I would have gone below 233 I would have been below the required bmi to qualify and they would have denied me anyway. It's very frustrating, they find any loop hole to get out of paying for it.

My weight on my first appt was 234 and by the 4th month it was 238. Insurance said I obviously did not comply with the weight loss program because I gained weight. If I would have gone below 233 I would have been below the required bmi to qualify and they would have denied me anyway. It's very frustrating' date=' they find any loop hole to get out of paying for it.[/quote']

Sorry you had to go thru that....I'm really nervous myself on if they are going to approve it or not....I guess I'll just have to wait and see!

Hopefully all of our insurance are quick with approvals! My dr is saying November for surgery!

I'm so nervous about being approved. I have a high bmi but no co-morbidities unless my sleep test tonight shows slight apnea. My aprn says insurance will approve because my bmi is high. I am only 27 so I want to have this surgery before the co-morbids begin to creep up on me!

My weight on my first appt was 234 and by the 4th month it was 238. Insurance said I obviously did not comply with the weight loss program because I gained weight. If I would have gone below 233 I would have been below the required bmi to qualify and they would have denied me anyway. It's very frustrating' date=' they find any loop hole to get out of paying for it.[/quote']

Who is your insurance with? That sounds so frustrating. Right now I can't lose any without going below 40 BMW. I feel like my whole plan is on pause till my final weigh in.

HA! Auto correct for 40 bmi is 40 BMW! I wish!

My last appt is Oct 10th....then it gets submitted for approval. Very nervous about this too. I have my surgery date schedule for November 1st. Hope insurance approves it. Good luck to everyone on here!!

They won't schedule my surgery until insurance approves it!