After a long year of ups and downs..I've been approved. Now I get to wring my hands while waiting on a date..LOL Seriously, I'm thrilled to have the insurance thumbs up..that's a big obstacle!!

I am soooooo happy for you!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you, LL!!! I appreciate all your help!

Congrats! :bounce: :bounce:

Congrats! It's such a good feeling knowing it is going to happen. :biggrin5:

that is great news! I have 2 appts left before I can get my surgery date. Meanwhile I am trying to keep off the 15lbs I had to lose in order to get a surgery date and with the holidays around the corner I am getting anxious!

Keep us posted on your journey!

Felicia, thanks..yes it's exciting and now I can relax a little..

2bfit..thanks,,well I just got approval, no date yet either,,we might be december sleevers together! Keep me posted. Good luck with the holidays, it's so hard,,I know how you feel!

I am still waiting for approval also, been 3 weeks tomorrow, atleast i know it has to come this week....Im hoping for a dec sleeve as well.

I have to get cardiac clearance and have an EGD between now and surgery so I'm guessing it'll be the latter part of Dec..as long as it's this year because I met my ded and out of pocket,,plus the policy changes for 2012 and I don't know if they are covering bariatrics on the new one..so I'm not completely relaxed.lol Good luck, fluffylibra30!!

peacequeen -- wahoo!!! That is great, hoping we will be christmas sleevers together I had my last required visits last week, hoping to hear the same good news this week as you

So i called insurance co. this morning, and............was APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As of November 9. Guess with Veterans day the mail is moving slow......called Doc office and let them know, felt sorry for the poor lady after i got off the phone, i called her at 8:01 on Monday morning and was jabbering a million miles a minute............i was probably the first voice she heard this morning lol. She said doc would look over my file and call me this week with a date!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He better hurry :-)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I too have gotten my insurance approval today!!! I'm extremely excited and nervous all at the same time. It's taken me since the beginning of March to get this far and I go for my first doctor's appointment to discuss everything on Nov.23rd. It's going to be a long week until that time. I'm glad to know that several other people are in the same boat as I am. As for now I'm going to spend all my excess time until then reading everything I can about VSG surgery and everyone's blogs about it so I will be prepared for what lies ahead. I really would like to have my surgery before the end of the year as well. Looks like we'll have many december sleevers if all goes well !!!! :thumbup:

Congratulations it is such a wonderful feeling I wish you the best!@