Hello to all,

I'm looking for sleevers in Chicago southland. Would like to get a small support group together. I had my surgery in the north suburbs. The support groups that they have are all on Saturdays. I work alot of saturdays. So it makes it difficult to make it to many meetings. I'm hoping to find some sleevers that live near me. This will make it easier to make regular meetings.

It may also be fun to find others to workout with. If you are in the area and would like to form a support group, please let me know. Thanks Jane

Gina how are they with the whole promptness of submitting stuff to the insurance. I have been waiting 3 weeks for my sleep study results and every time I call they say they are waiting on it or that they called the sleep study place to find out what is going on. Everything was full steam ahead until now. I'm so nervous about this because my BMI is 2 notches below 40 and all my blood work came back fine so i don't have any comorbilities :-/

Oh and good luck with the surgery! Let us know how it goes!

I didn't have any problems getting things submitted. I had the sleep study right at loyola and didn't have any delays with getting results. I did have a test at gottleib that they couldn't find in the computer for a couple days but no other issues. I had approval from my ins in less than a week. Where did you have your sleep study done?

Oh I also don't have any comorbidities but at 5'4 255 my bmi is 44 so my insurance BCBS IL didn't give me any problems at all

I had everything done at the hospital....it's just that darn sleep study

I had the sleep study done at the hospital everyone was nice it's just that it's taking forever to get the results from them

The first time I went to the sleep study they didn't have my appointment logged into their system then the second time I went they rescheduled me because their computer system down.

Hmm that's crazy I would keep on them just call every day. I had to do that with hinsdale hospital for some records I needed. Call Dr chands office and leave a message for katie instead of the front desk girls, maybe she will have better luck getting the results. Its been way longer than appropriate the sleep study dept HAS to have read them by now

Thank you so much! I will do that

Are you excited???? Nervous??? Omg this is so awesome! Do you feel sad about not being able to eat the way we used to?

I am. I feel like I am going to miss that feel good feeling food gives me.

I am both excited and nervous. Most of the nerves are because I have two babies that I need to be there for but I am confident in dr chand and the staff at loyola and I have been told over and ove r that I am super healthy for a fat person so I know I will be ok. I do def get worried about not eating the same way but then I stop and think about all of the things I can't do now that I can replace my food addiction with. Like taking my kids to a water park or shopping in any store I want or anything I was embarrassed to even try cuz I'm so heavy. And I know that eventually I will be able to eat the things I love again only much less of them and still feel satisfied. I know it's going to be a struggle to align my brain and stomach but I am so ready!

Gina you are in my prayers for tomorrow's surgery! Please keep us posted on how you are doing.

I called and asked for Katie and I finally got my sleep study results! Thank you for the advice! Now they are gonna submit to my insurance. I pray I get approved!

Again many many prayers for a smooth surgery for you!

Hi, I'm interested in your experiences with St. Alexius Elk Grove and the Kane Center practice. Dr. Kane is my potential surgeon? I'm waiting for insurance approval.

I went through the Kane Center practice as well. I did all of my preop stuff at St. Alexius but ultimately had the surgery on 9/24/12 at Alexian Brothers because it fit better with my schedule and my dr (Dr. Rantis). The surgery went great and I stayed 2 nights. The hospital staff was wonderful. I met Dr. Kane briefly 2x while in the hospital. He seemed very nice and and had a good bed-side manner.

I'm from Joliet and getting sleeved May 13th with Dr Joyce at Silver Cross.

I'm currently 229

5'4

BMI 41

Hello, everybody im fairly new to this site, I was suppose to be sleeved on April 8th but had a nervous break down in the hospital the day of surgery, I could not stop crying so I decided it was not my time and left, well on another note I have reschedule for may 9 I have every confidence I will go through with it this time I just want to be healthy and live as long as possible, I have no other health problems beside back pain, im so looking forward to getting this over asap, I was talking to some of the people on here and they advise me to get some volume from my doctor before hand, called and was made aware they do not want any thing on the stomach day of surgery, but good news I can have something through the iv if I need it before I go in to surgery its good to know I can have it if needed, thanks for the advice im on my way..

I'm scheduled for May 2nd. I live in Aurora, having my surgery at Rush University in Chicago. I'm sorry you had a break down on surgery day, I've been feeling a little overwhelmed as well as the day is approaching. I'm just trying to remember that yes, these next few weeks/months may be difficult at times, but I WILL be okay and I'll get what I wanted from this and I'll have the rest of my life to live.

They can definitely give you some Valium in your IV on surgery day, just try to take deep breaths and think of something else until you get it. You can do this!!

Good luck!