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I Am in the process of completing my insurance requirements and although I dont have a date,my patient advocate stated probably mid october. I wish it were sooner. Waiting is killing me!

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I Am in the process of completing my insurance requirements and although I dont have a date' date='my patient advocate stated probably mid october. I wish it were sooner. Waiting is killing me![/quote']

I hear crickets?

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ME!! lol I don't have a date yet either but they told me October also! I get my date September 18th at my last surgeons appointment can't wait!

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Good luck and Congrats ... mine is in October too

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ME!! lol I don't have a date yet either but they told me October also! I get my date September 18th at my last surgeons appointment can't wait!

Good luck! I am hoping to hear around the same time.

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October 8 th with dr. Aceves.

Jonesy, I hope I am right behind you!

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Good luck and Congrats ... mine is in October too

Do you have a date? Wishing you the best of luck.. Lets keep eachother up to date on the process, eh? I disn't get these notifications because I am using the ipad app. Will keep checking!

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Im tentatively planning for Oct 27 in Tijuana with Dr Garcia...Anyone else planning for Tijuana that weekend? Of course im scared to death, but its all good: im giving myself time for the pre op liver shrink and getting all my sh*t together! I've got some planning to do!

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I'm Expecting an October date too!

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Do you have a date? Wishing you the best of luck.. Lets keep eachother up to date on the process' date=' eh? I disn't get these notifications because I am using the ipad app. Will keep checking![/quote']

Mine is October 5th.... I'll keep you updated

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I'm also hoping for an October date. My final nut appointment is 9/4 - in a perfect world it would be end of September but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for October. Anyone been turned down after doing the 6 month insurance wait game? That's my biggest fear.

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I have a little over a month before surgery approval. I am hoping for a date in Oct. it has been a long 5 months wait but I have taken that time to learn about the surgery and life after surgery from these posts!

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I was told by my surgeons assistant that I have a tentative date of October 2. It sounds so far away by its actually less than 2 months away. I would like to be able to hope it was sooner but I need this time to develop healthy habits and to shrink my liver. Less than 2 months. Eeeeep!

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I turn 21 in Oct and that's when my insurance can give me info about surgeons and all that good stuff. So October is a big month for me too :) Im 3 months into my 6 months of supervised weightloss and I'm going to schedule a psych eval soon :) hope eveythings smooth sailing for us :)

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