I'm estatic.... My insurance approved my sleeve today and my doctor's office says that they will be calling me Wed. to schedule my surgery. I can't wait, but at the same time I am so nervous. I keep asking myself if I have preped mentally enough... I can't turn back now! Now I have to start the two week low carb/fat diet starting Monday. My doctor is only booked out 2 weeks so I would rather be on the diet a little longer then needed then not long enough. Yeah I'm definately getting nervous. :ohmy:

I am so happy for you. I wish you the best I cannot wait to here that my insurance has approved me.

That is so great. Congratulations. :biggrin0:

nervous and excited!!! i hope you get your date soon.....congrats and welcome to the loser's bench!!!:biggrin0:

That's absolutely fabulous news ! ! ! You're gonna love the sleeve, and keep us posted on your progress with getting a date set.

Many congrats.

Thanks guys.. I will keep all of you posted.

Congratulations, mine has also been approved and my surgery is scheduled for May 17. I keep reading articles and posts to remind me why I am doing this. Starting the pre-op diet Monday. I'm really ready to move forward..

It's great your insurance is covering this. Mine won't. Even though I feel having the VSG would save in health costs in the future, a lot of insurance companies don't see it that way.

On another feed it was mentioned that Aetna is now covering VSG surgery, if that is so, many others will as well. It has less complications than a Roux-en-Y and none of the issues with banding. Win/win for insurance companies. It will be standard coverage soon, maybe 2011.

Here it is.....This is a quote from a ASMBS report regarding Aetna and UHC beginning to cover the VSG. They are hopeful that other insurance carriers will follow suit soon.

"We are pleased that Aetna and United Healthcare now includes sleeve gastrectomy among its covered bariatric procedures," said John W. Baker, MD, FACS, President of ASMBS. "In the rapidly changing field of bariatric and metabolic surgery, it is important to provide coverage and access to a wide range of proven treatment methods. Sleeve gastrectomy has now reached that threshold where the data and our experience with the procedure supports its safe and effective use in people affected by the chronic disease of morbid obesity."

Here is a link to the whole report. http://asmbs.org/Newsite07/news/ASMB..._seo_FINAL.pdf . You may have to copy and paste it into your browser. Hopefully between this and the Bariatric Surgery conference coming up in June, we will see more people being successful with insurance coverage.

Congratulations! I know what a relief it is to finally get the ok. It took me a while and some fighting to get it, but now we are on our way!!

My primary care doctor called this afternoon - wants to see me in the morning to do "an official pre op exam". What the heck was I seeing him for 6 months for!! But I will do it because I have the clearance paper work that he can sign while I'm there and there can't be any waiting around. I am seriously impatient and I have worked in the medical field (mostly the doctors offices) since I was 16 so I know exactly what can happen. I have found that following behind them making them do it is the only way to get it done quicker. And always having a copy of whatever it is that you need is also a good idea. Wish me luck. Hopefully I will have a surgery date for around the 21st.

Hey, my surgery is scheduled for May 17 too! yeah!!!

Does any one out there know if Bupa Insurance will cover the sleeve surgery