Hi All! Im new to this site as i was originally getting banded and was on the sister site lapbandtalk. i changed my mind and decided to go with the sleeve and i just need to vent a little. my surgery date is scheduled for tomottow and i have been on this liquid diet for a week now and i am almost flipping out because there has been no word from the insurance company yet. my surgeon is open until 5pm and after that the deal is off and i have to reschedule for a new date. im almost in tears. i feel like the surgeons office waited until the last minute to submit. They gave me this date in Nov, but dont submit for approval until last week. the insuarance company said they did not get all of the paperwork, so they resubmitted everything on Friday and because of the holiday, i had to wait until today. so here it is 3.21pm and no word yet. my wife said to relax but its getting harder with each minute. if they say no because they want 6 months of dieting then ok, i understand and told myself to expect that. case, but any other reason and im just going to be a mess.

Hang in there. I went to one Dr and the office fooled around, didn't submit stuff, etc. I kept calling them & my ins. Finally, I got disgusted. I went to a different Dr. It turns out, his office staff was much nicer, he was much more experienced. They faxed paperwork to my ins co- got approval in 4 days! Sometimes things happen for a reason. If its your time, it will work. If not, use this time constructively and don't add more stress to your life. You always have the option to change Drs if you feel you are not treated properly. Good Luck, whether you get the surgery tomorrow, next month or next year!

Thanx for the encouragement. the surgery took place as planned on wednesday and i just came home today.