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everyone. Hopefully, I will be approved for the gastric sleeve. I have 2 more months with my PCP for my mandatory diet. I have a BMI of 45 and I really hope Aetna approves my surgery by the end of the year. I have two questions.

Who did you share that you were going to have WLS with? Did you share with your co-workers? I am thinking that I may keep it between my close friends and family.

Also, I am really nervous about the psyche evaluation. What are they looking for? I go in two weeks for my evaluation.

e. Hopefully, I will be approved for the gastric sleeve. I have 2 more months with my PCP for my mandatory diet. I have a BMI of 45 and I really hope Aetna approves my surgery by the end of the year. I have two questions.

Who did you share that you were going to have WLS with? Did you share with your co-workers? I am thinking that I may keep it between my close friends and family.

Also, I am really nervous about the psyche evaluation. What are they looking for? I go in two weeks for my evaluation.

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everyone. Hopefully, I will be approved for the gastric sleeve. I have 2 more months with my PCP for my mandatory diet. I have a BMI of 45 and I really hope Aetna approves my surgery by the end of the year. I have two questions.

Who did you share that you were going to have WLS with? Did you share with your co-workers? I am thinking that I may keep it between my close friends and family.

Also, I am really nervous about the psyche evaluation. What are they looking for? I go in two weeks for my evaluation.

e. Hopefully, I will be approved for the gastric sleeve. I have 2 more months with my PCP for my mandatory diet. I have a BMI of 45 and I really hope Aetna approves my surgery by the end of the year. I have two questions.

Who did you share that you were going to have WLS with? Did you share with your co-workers? I am thinking that I may keep it between my close friends and family.

Also, I am really nervous about the psyche evaluation. What are they looking for? I go in two weeks for my evaluation.

Hey! Those two months will fly by. As for telling people, Immediate family (mother, sister, brother nlaw, sister n law, mother n law) and close friends (which did include 3 co-workers). I did not announce to everyone for the simple fact people can be very negative and I wanted nothing but supportive people in my corner prior to and day of surgery. Granted some of my fam and friends were worried/scared, they asked questions and it seem to ease their nerves. Now the pscy eval for me was a breeze. He asked my a few questions about what type of surgery I was going for, did I have a support system, and other questions dealing with me eating and being overweight my entire life almost. Before I left he said he would clear me and I am a go.

I wish you the best.

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I have not had the surgery yet, I just finished my 6th appt with my PCP last week and I'm waiting on the surgeon's office to submit to insurance.

I have told all of my immediate family (Mom, sisters, daughter, nieces & Aunts). I told 2 people in my office of 50 people and I was really struggling with telling my bosses (who are physicians and I didn't want their medical opinion) but I felt that I needed to tell them. Then it occurred to me that they have never asked me for details before when I took a vacation so they may not even notice until I begin to lose weight (well more weight, I've lost 14 #'s but none of them noticed yet, just my family). So I've decided not to tell them and hopefully I will only need one full week off of work, if I need more, then I may have to tell them to take off more sick leave. Otherwise, I'm sure none of them told me when they got a vasectomy or other personal surgeries, and I didn't ask, cause I really don't want to know. cool.gif

Good luck in your decision making and please keep us posted!

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Driver Deb    10

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I have not had surgery yet. I have told immediate family and a close friend/co worker. The psych. evaluation is easy. She wanted to know why I wanted the surgery, if I knew why I over eat, what my life has been like as a fatty, etc. She just wanted to have a conversation with me to gage if I was of sound mind.

I did not tell her that I had been abducted by aliens and they said I was too fat and needed surgery. tongue.gif

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tjharmon    11

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i got to read the results of my psy eval the other day---she was looking to see if i had realistic expectations, if my life was calm right now, and what the chances were that i would sue if something went wrong...

interesting to see what she wrote about me, we worked on our masters together eons ago...i think i made higher scores than she did...:D

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