Does anyone else feel like you are talking to yourself? I'm new here and getting lots of good information, but I sometimes feel like I'm talking to myself when post stuff...it could just be me but I figure I would ask.

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My Dr sent everything to Tricare today....so please cross your fingers for me!!!!

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My Dr sent everything to Tricare today....so please cross your fingers for me!!!!

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Ooh I bet you are so anxious! Fingers are crossed!

Ooh I bet you are so anxious! Fingers are crossed!

I am very anxious....gonna be a loooong weekend lol...thanks so much. how are you feeling?

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I am a newbie too!

Hi! I am a newbie too!

I called my insurance company and they told me 6-8 weeks by the time you go through the consults, the nutritional classes and the psych eval. Both the Dr. and the insurance company guessed early January...My consult is on Halloween.. so excited!

Good luck and please friend me if you would like, as we might be on the same type of "surgery" schedule! Would be nice to have someone at the same stage...

Thanks for the great title to get people talking! I have never talked on a forum before so threads, links, etc. are all greek to me. Getting my band by December. : )

Ty I appreciate it...right now my records are at my surgeons just wonder how long it took to hear back after they got your records?

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Hi, did you do all of the insurance required tests first? I hope you hear something soon. My surgeon submitted all my stuff last Wednesday but insurance company hasn't responded yet. I am scheduled for 11/20.

I also have tricare and it took a few times sending in the paper work, so do not give up if they turn you down. Just do what they ask and the time will fly in. Hugs

I have Tricare as well. Just waiting on my tests to come back, then submit to insurance. Glad you posted this....I hope you get approval real soon!

I have Tricare as well. Just waiting on my tests to come back' date=' then submit to insurance. Glad you posted this....I hope you get approval real soon![/quote']

Ty I hope all goes well for you to as well

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Hi' date=' did you do all of the insurance required tests first? I hope you hear something soon. My surgeon submitted all my stuff last Wednesday but insurance company hasn't responded yet. I am scheduled for 11/20.[/quote']

Just a thought, have you called the company to ask the status on the preauthorization? That way you know it was transmitted correctly, and what the wait time is. I did that on day 2 and they called to authorize the next morning.

I'm new too! Hi all! Will be banded dec3/12! Eeee excited and nervous:)

As for not being heaard....you'll notice a lot more activity on the post op threads. Good luck to all of you, banded life is WONDERFUL!!

Just a thought' date=' have you called the company to ask the status on the preauthorization? That way you know it was transmitted correctly, and what the wait time is. I did that on day 2 and they called to authorize the next morning.[/quote']

I am going to follow up on Monday. Thanks!

I'm also a Newbie here. My scheduled date is Nov. 1st. Excited but nervous also. I have two full weeks for the full liquid diet. Does that seem like it's the norm for a pre-op diet? Getting a little nervous about the lack of nutrients for that long! Today I even felt a little dizzy...

I'm also a Newbie here. My scheduled date is Nov. 1st. Excited but nervous also. I have two full weeks for the full liquid diet. Does that seem like it's the norm for a pre-op diet? Getting a little nervous about the lack of nutrients for that long! Today I even felt a little dizzy...

Oh boy! You just opened yourself for a avalanche of comments! Ha. It is common, you need your liver shrunken so surgery will be smooth. Better 3 little holes than having to be cut open. Also, I'm sure you are taking Vitamins too right? Are you on Protein shakes for two weeks? Believe it or not most of us were getting less nutrients eating everything in sight than the two weeks of liquid diet. It will be crazy hard for about three days then your body will start calming down. After all you are detoxing too.