I am seriously contemplating getting sleeved. I am going to a seminar next week, but am curious about the rest of the process. What else do I need to do? Or is there a resource I can go to so that I have all of the information? I just want to make an educated choice. Thank you for any help, I really appreciate it.

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Def go to the seminar, you will get so much information and questions answered there, every dr and every insurance company wants different things from us. I went to a seminar, had a consult with my surgeon, and my insurance company wanted 6 months of medically supervised diet I started that in Feb finished that in Aug, they also wanted a psych eval done I did that in July. Everything was finished by my last dietitian appointment in Aug and sent in to the insurance company for approval! Took them about 2 wks to approve it and they did! if you have sleep apnea or need a sleep study the doc will make u get one. and maybe and upper gi too. At pre admission testing which I just had on Monday I had to have an ekg done blood work done and a breathing test done to make sure I was ok to go under.

But def dont be afraid to ask questions everyone here is always willing to answer! Best of luck to you sweetie!

The first thing I did after attending seminar was call my insurance company and ask them what was the procedure for approval for WLS. Then I made appt. w.Bariatric surgeon. While waiting for that appointment, I also made some appts. for specialists needed: cardiologist, Pulmonilogist, mammogram (within year snd I needed one anyway), blood-work, etc. Everything went smoothly-the only 'glitch' was my sleep apnea-I had to do a second sleep study since my apnea is severe! (This saved my life, actually!) I went to the seminar on July 24, 2012; met surgeon 1st visit on Aug. 10th, Surgery- Oct. 11th! The ins. approval took the longest- 2 weeks to get confirmation number, but I needed this time to mentally prepare. Good luck, if I can do thus, anyone can! 

The first thing I did after attending seminar was call my insurance company and ask them what was the procedure for approval for WLS. Then I made appt. w.Bariatric surgeon. While waiting for that appointment' date=' I also made some appts. for specialists needed: cardiologist, Pulmonilogist, mammogram (within year snd I needed one anyway), blood-work, etc. Everything went smoothly-the only 'glitch' was my sleep apnea-I had to do a second sleep study since my apnea is severe! (This saved my life, actually!) I went to the seminar on July 24, 2012; met surgeon 1st visit on Aug. 10th, Surgery- Oct. 11th! The ins. approval took the longest- 2 weeks to get confirmation number, but I needed this time to mentally prepare. Good luck, if I can do thus, anyone can! [/quote']

Hi holly. Just curious what insurance company you have. I have BCBS of il and I just heard back yesterday that I just need clearance from acardiologist and pulmonologist. I have never been to one so I am hoping all goes well. These two appt are within the next eleven days and then praying for an approval!

So u had ur surgery 10/11? How are you feeling? :-)

Thanks for asking! I'm 2 weeks post/op today. I'm sore still due to hiatal hernia surgery at same time (I didn't know I even had one-discovered I have 3 hernias, actually! The other 2 will be fixed after I lose 100 lbs.-fun!) I returned to work last Mon. 10/22- too soon! Came home in tears, back to dr. on Tuesday and he said I was fine, I didn't tear anything (thought I did!), but I went to work too soon. He recommends 2 weeks off work and I tried to do only one. My bad! My empire BC BS is NY state employee (NYSHIP)-I'm civil service, secretary at elementary school. This surgery not only saved my life I believe-it is giving me a life! How I was living before last August was not living-it was a slow, pound by pound suicide! good luck! I am here for you!

Thanks for asking! I'm 2 weeks post/op today. I'm sore still due to hiatal hernia surgery at same time (I didn't know I even had one-discovered I have 3 hernias' date=' actually! The other 2 will be fixed after I lose 100 lbs.-fun!) I returned to work last Mon. 10/22- too soon! Came home in tears, back to dr. on Tuesday and he said I was fine, I didn't tear anything (thought I did!), but I went to work too soon. He recommends 2 weeks off work and I tried to do only one. My bad! My empire BC BS is NY state employee (NYSHIP)-I'm civil service, secretary at elementary school. This surgery not only saved my life I believe-it is giving me a life! How I was living before last August was not living-it was a slow, pound by pound suicide! good luck! I am here for you![/quote']

Your story is inspiring!!! I hope i can message you in a month and say hey I was approved and I did it! Lol. Yes my doc said two weeks I was hoping for three just to be safe. At least you didn't tear anything and listened to your body and went to the dr. :-) and it seems pretty common that people have hernias and don't know about it until after surgery.

Thank you so much for all of your tips. I will begin the rest of my research and start knocking everything out. I'm really excited for this new journey and I can't wait for it to begin.

Thanks for asking! I'm 2 weeks post/op today. I'm sore still due to hiatal hernia surgery at same time (I didn't know I even had one-discovered I have 3 hernias, actually! The other 2 will be fixed after I lose 100 lbs.-fun!) I returned to work last Mon. 10/22- too soon! Came home in tears, back to dr. on Tuesday and he said I was fine, I didn't tear anything (thought I did!), but I went to work too soon. He recommends 2 weeks off work and I tried to do only one. My bad! My empire BC BS is NY state employee (NYSHIP)-I'm civil service, secretary at elementary school. This surgery not only saved my life I believe-it is giving me a life! How I was living before last August was not living-it was a slow, pound by pound suicide! good luck! I am here for you!

Glad your doing well

Good News! I started the process with the insurance company. Thankfully I am paid at 100%. . I'm waiting for my packet, and appointments and I will be all set. I'm not sure how long of a preop diet I will have, but I am so excited about this journey I will be making!