I KNOW that success with surgery is in the follow-up and keeping in touch with the surgical and nutritional team and everything, but I have not had surgery yet and feel like I've been getting the runaround since February and just handing out co-pay after co-pay with nothing to show for it! Finally, FINALLY, last week, the doctor called and asked me a few questions so she could write the letter to the insurance company.

I am anxiously awaiting the result of the letter to insurance... I'm also sort of avoiding yet another (pointless?) follow-up before the approval comes back, because I am just so sick of shelling out $30 every time I go into the office, step on the scale, get scolded for not losing 'enough' pre-op, and leaving. I can figure that out on my own! /rant

Am I crazy for wanting this to push through before the holidays? So that I have a valid excuse not to gorge over the season?

I had to do a 3 month supervised diet with my primary physician. (Really 3 visits, so only 2 months, not 3) During that time is when I went to the different appointments/clearances (nutritionist, psychologist, blood work, etc).

My paperwork was submitted to my insurance the same day as my last visit to my PCP. I was approved 2-1/2 days later.

Who is giving you the runaround since Feb? Your surgeons office?

Who is giving you the runaround since Feb? Your surgeons office?

I got a yellow light from nutrition the first time I went in to see them, then a green the second time (I asked for a competent dietitian the second time... the first one and I have history from waaaaay back and I did not want to continue to work with her!). The psychologist gave me a yellow light twice and then a green after a follow-up phone interview. I was told by other post-op folks that it's because I simply wasn't telling them what they 'wanted to hear.' Well, ok, so my going to see a therapist bi-weekly and showing these skills and improvements in the way I handle the day-to-day of having emotional eating issues and being completely truthful about that.... isn't what they wanted to hear. The truth has always gotten me in trouble! I should have known! Sigh.