Any March Sleevers?

[bringiton 68]

I finally have my pre-op dates and my surgery! The big life-changing day for me will be March 6th!!!!! Yay!!! So excited!

If anyone feels like Facebook -ing it too, I will happily add you!

8tatertots

[BigFatLoser 331]

I have been waiting sooooo long to post to a thread like this. I have my date!!!!!!!

March 14th!!!! I have a 5 day liquid diet prior, so March 9. Cool thing about he timin of it is that I get to have my food funeral at Disney World, lol. I'll be there for a week end of feb. MARCH 14th!!!!!!

I am 5'9" and weigh in at a whopping 290. I don't know what my goal is. Ultimately 150, but I hope to be down 100 pounds in a year. Hell, anything in onederland sounds good right now.

YAY!!!!!!!

[GrannyGoes4it 10]

Hi Nana, glad to see another Granny. My doc does not actually require me to do the shakes before surgery, just kind of taste them. Strict low fat diet 2 weeks before surgery and Clear Liquids right before. I am kind of glad because didn't want to get burned out on them before I get started. I also found out the normal progression he does after surgery, each doc is different. In hospital and a couple of days after you go home is clear liquids, then he goes up to full and clear, for a week or so and then full and within about a month to the soft. I don't have the exact progression in front of me, I have not been but a friend who has same doc just went, so that helped a lot on planning what things to have on hand and I don't have to worry so much about the clear Protein because I can have the choc and vanilla etc. fairly quickly. Love following all the posts, I wish I had more time, sometimes I don't get on everyday. Busy weekend so won't be on much the next two days. Byeee for now.

[Thistlegirl 20]

Hiya

My date is March 26th in Glasgow, Scotland

I've got a slipped band but I did cheat it a lot so am scared of sabotaging the sleeve as well and mostly of dying and leaving my 3yr old daughter alone...Ultimately though I'm excited

I've got a 2wk low fat diet to stick to before the op and am worried about that as I struggle to behave for 24hrs....hehe

At the moment I'm trying to cut back as I got weighed recently and was heavier than I thought plus my joints are aching bad!

Be lovely to go through this journey with you all.

gilx

[misscrys 0]

I'm pretty new here...hoping to have a March surgery date. I had my consultation with my surgeon Jan 16th, EGD Jan 24th, medical clearance Jan 29th...still have to do my psych and nutrition next week, and then everything will be submitted to insurance. I have a friend I work with who was approved less than two weeks after submitting to insurance. Hoping it's the same for me! I'm 5'7, 250 lbs, 30 yrs old.

[Tryingtobringsexyback 17]

Getting sleeved on march 2nd by dr. Alvarez in Mexico. Excited but also nervous.

[Kaleen 32]

Getting sleeved on march 2nd by dr. Alvarez in Mexico. Excited but also nervous.

Hey my sister and I are getting sleeved on March 1 by Dr Alvarez in Mexico too! Maybe we will see you there!

[onelessfatgirl 103]

I'm pretty new here...hoping to have a March surgery date. I had my consultation with my surgeon Jan 16th' date=' EGD Jan 24th, medical clearance Jan 29th...still have to do my psych and nutrition next week, and then everything will be submitted to insurance. I have a friend I work with who was approved less than two weeks after submitting to insurance. Hoping it's the same for me! I'm 5'7, 250 lbs, 30 yrs old.[/quote']

Hi misscrys and welcome! I was told to expect two weeks or less for ins approval. I'm hoping less! All my stuff was submitted Thursday and I did my EGD today (it was a breeze!). I have to do labs and an xray as walk in. And have a EGD follow up/pre op visit also. There's not much left to do and I just wish I had my date! I'm 29 & this is going to be one heck of a way to bring in my 30s. Excited to see us all progress!!

[Nicole 2013 44]

I am hoping to get my date for March also. I have finished all my test and appts' date=' my insurance was preapproved so now I wait for the baratric board will discuss if I need any more test or counseling if not I will get a appt. with surgeon.. Its been a long week hoping to get a call. My husband has spring break (he teaches collage) 2nd week in March .. I have been dieting all month .. down to 1200 cal a day. work out 30 min at least each day .. only have lost 6 pounds. have to lose 10 pounds before surgery. I am excited and nervous.[/quote']

Good,luck.. Im down 6 pounds feeling good

[futuresleever 44]

My paperwork has been faxed to Anthem two times and they still don't have my stuff in the system. The wrong dept got a hold of my fax and didn't get it to the correct dept so now once they approve me, I want the next available date. I may go with the end of February if it is available.

[busybeingme 112]

March 20!! I've had my date since dec! My insurance company covers the procedure 100%. I could have gone feb 20 buy I needed a few extra weeks to build time off from work... 6 weeks and its time' so excited!

[onelessfatgirl 103]

My paperwork has been faxed to Anthem two times and they still don't have my stuff in the system. The wrong dept got a hold of my fax and didn't get it to the correct dept so now once they approve me' date=' I want the next available date. I may go with the end of February if it is available.[/quote']

Ssprry to hear this! I hope they get their business sorted out.

[onelessfatgirl 103]

No date for me yet. My paperwork was submited to BCBS Thursday afternoon. The surgeon's office encouraged me to call them Monday. The squeaky wheel gets the grease, I suppose. Since I'm hoping to start a new job having a date would be very helpful so I can let them know I'll need time off. On a brighter note, I had my EGD Friday and it was a breeze! The surgeon and his staff were EXCELLENT!!

[BigDaddyJoe 246]

I am scheduled for March 8, and can't wait! My wife wanted to go around the same time, but someone at her job is out getting bunion surgery, so she'll have to wait until the end of April for hers.

Like a lot of people here, I'm also hesitant about telling people about all of this. I've only told 2 people I work with: my boss (because there are days I need to leave work early for appointments), and a woman I work with who had the lap band surgery (my wife and I were originally considering lap band until we did more research and decided on the sleeve). I'm just not sure i can deal with people thinking I "took the easy way out", or any other negative things. My wife asks what I'm gonna say when people ask how I lost the weight, and I tell her I'll just say that I put less food in my mouth, which isn't a lie (just a half-truth).

I'm 6'1", and 274 lbs. I'd be thrilled to get down to 190, I'll reassess once I approach 200. I'm on medication for high blood pressure and GERD, have sleep apnea, and slightly high cholesterol and triglycerides. I hope to be able to get off my medications.

[misscrys 0]

Hi misscrys and welcome! I was told to expect two weeks or less for ins approval. I'm hoping less! All my stuff was submitted Thursday and I did my EGD today (it was a breeze!). I have to do labs and an xray as walk in. And have a EGD follow up/pre op visit also. There's not much left to do and I just wish I had my date! I'm 29 & this is going to be one heck of a way to bring in my 30s. Excited to see us all progress!!

Thanks! I'm hoping its about two weeks for me also! I'm excited and nervous!