Well, I signed my paperwork

Payed my surgeon

Picked up my PreOp Info

Had my picture taken

Picked up my finished FMLA paperwork

Bought some Meal Replacement powders for my 2 week PreOp

Yep, took less then a week for insurance to approve after 3month hoop jumping.

SURGERY DATE: Nov. 7th

I am really feeling the nerves now.

IMABear

Congrats. Almost there!

Congrats and Good Luck! Mine's Nov 12th

How awesome for you IMAbear! I have to say that the whole process has been unbelievably easy. My first visit with my surgeon, Dr. Michael Perez in Ft Lauderdale was on August 20th. Got the necessary paperwork (10 years of different doctors and weight tracking), letter of necessity from my PCP and sent it in. From the time the office sent it in was a 7 day turnaround for insurance approval. I am scheduled for surgery on November 20th, 2012 (Thanksgiving week - LOL). I am going to do bloodwork next week, and then on 11/2 I meet with nutritionist I guess to get my preop liquid diet. Then on 11/8 I do pre op and meet with the Dr. to go over stuff?? I am 33 days and counting. I have already started eating the baby bites and make myself wait an hour after eating before I drink water. I bought one of those H2O on the go tubs/bottles so I can have my water. 74.4 ounces of water a day and man I do not stop peeing!! This is such a positive step for all of us who are doing this and I know it will improve our lives. I look forward to talking with you more about how you are feeling and all around attitude. It will be good to talk with someone who is only a couple of weeks ahead of me so we can feel each other's pain and joy.... Good Luck

You will be on the losers bench in no time! Congratulations!

Today I also signed my paperwork. I went through my pre-op testing (chest x-ray, EKG, Barium x-ray of stomach and blood work). I am self-pay and also spent an extra $1800 purchasing a 90-day insurance policy to cover extra hospital stays in case of complications. Given that the hospital costs $3,000 per night, the $1800 seems like a decent deal. I'm up to around $20,000 with all of the expenses, though the quoted cost is around $18,000. I have no regrets. I can say that Barium is one of foulest things I have ever put into my mouth, though I got through the pre-op stomach exam. I do not look forward to the leak test simply because of the foul taste of Barium. My pre-op liquid diet starts in one week. 11/09 is the surgery date.

Wohooo! Good luck it will be here before you know it.

awesome...i just scheduled mine for nov 8th....it still hasn't sunk in

CONGRATS!

Good to hear! I'm glad it all worked out for you!

Nov 7th for me also. Let the journey begin!