I would like to schedule my surgery for the first full week in March once my insurance is approved, any other March Sleevers in the building?

@ krissj. Gourmet liquid diet huh? Lol does that come with shake flavors that include Cristal and martini, shaken, not stirred?

Hey' date=' March 20 sleeve sisters, Will you adopt me as a "little" sister since I am March 21st?[/quote']

Heck yea!!!!

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I was scheduled today for march 25th

So excited!

I might need to stop reading the posts on this forum

Too many are indicating that the weight is slow to come off

I don't want to be disappointed after going thru this

Dr lavin in Louisiana is doing my sleeve

Surgery scheduled for 3/25 too! Completed my preop class today!

Does everyone know about the group "March 2013 sleepers"? You can find groups in the community part of this site.

At the grocery store tonight, I pass the big scale near the front door and some stick thin chick is complaining to her male companion that "she has gotten so fat". She must weigh 120 lbs soaking wet. Instantaneously, I want to push her off the scale (which I would never do because I am non-violent). then I got happy that my journey will make me less angry that there is a scale at the front of my grocery store. I decided that I need to add "standing on the scale at the grocery store" to my NSG list. My question, can it be added to your NSG list when it, in fact, involves a scale?

Reneetrom' date=' I wonder if your name is Renee. My name is Renee too and how cool would that be if we have the same date and name. Let me know.[/quote']

My name is also Renee!

My name is also Renee!

So cool! The Renee's team up! Are you ready for this? I am. May I ask what state you are in? I'm in Florida.

So cool! The Renee's team up! Are you ready for this? I am. May I ask what state you are in? I'm in Florida.

I'm not ready but that's because it's not official! I have my phyc eval and my last pre op required visit. It's been a 90 process before they can submit for my insurance approval! So we will see! I really hope to know within a week or so! But I'm in Washington state!!

Yes! I'm am scheduled for 3/7. I am nervous time seems to be flying. I'm waiting for approval do I am hoping that I get cleared soon to be able to go on with the surgery. I have to start the protien shakes on 12/21 and in afraid i will not be able to do it. I won't be able to eat anything and I don't know if I will make it. How did everyone else do it?

My surgery is march 7th also I start preop diet tomarrow

I am scheduled for surgery March 11th. Can hardly wait!!!

I'm going to be sleeved March 18 - super excited and a little nervous - love this forum great info.

Mine is March 18th also!

Hi all, I decided to go through this post and try to make a list of people getting it done and the day they are doing it, in case you'd like to make a buddy. I did my best to include everyone. I didn't include anyone who had tentative days, or days they were 'hoping for'. Sorry if I left anyone out. Feel free to take it and edit it if I made any mistakes.

1 SKgirl27, Kaleen, racoon_439

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4 Lmariewj, Leo815, Just1Girl, JeffNNJ, mattsbelly

5 MissFae, teetani

6 bringiton, Presher87

7 Mommielissa06, Jenniferg, ashley18, Misconduct, Bvl, krissj

8 Courtney, toya3901, pacificpeach, BigDaddyJoe

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11 Caspinelli712

12 PeacockMama, onelessfatgirl

13 SerendipityHappens, adoptmom2_3, PressOnward

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18 Canadagurl, AmandaRaeLeo

19 aneke26

20 BeBeSpArKLeS, Nicole2013, Kristy Giovanelli, busybeingme

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26 Thistlegirl

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Add me for March 26th

All: My date is March 13 but I have to share my horror story. I was scheduled to have my surgery on 12/19/2012. Right before, the hospital called me and said that my insurance company, United Health Care (UHC) denied the surgery and that it wasn't covered under my plan. I was so angry, hurt and depressed I didnt know what to do. On December 12, 2012, I received a claim denial letter and was given the following reasons: The services are not eligible expenses under the plan. This decision is based on the following plan language found in the Certificate of Coverage in the Section entitled Section 2: Exclusions and Limitations: Surgical and non-surgical treatment of obesity. THIS IS NOT A PLAN EXCLUSION. THIS IS IN MY PLAN. I immediately appealed the decision and sent in a whole file of supporting documentation along with doctors notes for medical necessity. On January 23, 2013, UHC wrote me saying that I won the appeal and that the procedure was covered. You would think it would be easy after being approved and appeal overturned. However, this is where my nightmare began. It took me until yesterday to get everyone (hospital, UHC) on the same page. The UHC system kept showing I was denied but I had a letter saying approved. I called both the hospital and UHC every day to complain about the inconsistencies and obvious blatant incompetence on someone's part. I also wrote the President and CEO of UHC three times to complain while also contacting the State of Maryland Office of the Attorney General to help me deal with this. I spent hours on the phone every day with various people from UHC only to end up with no resolution. There is conflicting and contradictory information in UHC’s system. I am being given conflicting accounts of the status of my claim: One system has the appeal noted and approved; another system has that the procedure has been denied. So everytime Washington Hospital Center calls for surgery approval, they are being told that the procedure has been denied. However, they have a copy of the approval letter from UHC dated January 23, 2013 and has also been told that the procedure has been approved. One day, it’s approved, the next day it’s denied. The inconsistency is horrible. I wrote in my letters that "I am in disbelief that this is happening to me. What did I do to deserve this?" I am beyond livid at the incompetence of UHC staff to settle something as simple as this. I am upset, disappointed, angry and depressed that this insurance company continues to play with my life. Every day there is a different issue or story being provided by UHC. Is this so much about business that you do not care about me as a person? Or is it that you want me to just die so that you don’t have to approve the surgery? Everyday I receive different information from UHC most of it conflicting and inaccurate. Why isn’t everyone on the same page? " I then asked that UHC please provide the following information related to your denial:

- Specific records reviewed

- Specific records required to approve this treatment

- Medical opinions justifying the denial

- All documents, records, health benefits plan provisions

- Internal rules

- Guidelines and protocols

So finally after two months of fighting and calling, I am finally scheduled for March 13th. This fight took so much out of me, I am tired. However, I woke up this morning thinking I need to concentrate on the process rather than the results. So I am back in the fight and will win this time with God and your help.

Holy Cow! I am so proud of you for going right back at them! How terrible of them to be that way. Do they honestly think that people who seek out this surgery just do it because they have nothing better to do? Dont they think for one second that our doctors have our best interest in mind and that they would be the first ones to tell us we dont need the surgery if they truly felt that way? After going through all the hoops myself, i saw with my own eyes that there are guidelines and specifics that need to be met in order to have this surgery. Sure, some people will say that some doctors can be shady, but i honestly dont believe that - they dont want malpractice suites either! UHC really needs to re-think that the heck they are doing. My tentative date is the week after you (the 20th) - would love to hear how you are doing!! Laura

New list time!

1 SKgirl27, Kaleen, racoon_439, Sumsuz68, MzNikkiG, KanesMom, linzwalker30

2 Tryingtobringsexyback, TeriMoBeri

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4 Lmariewj, Leo815, Just1Girl, JeffNNJ, mattsbelly, dinky, Garlandfam, Joeseph Intravaia, Fifty&Hippy

5 MissFae, teetani, gelen's_change, sr910, AFinch, duckie913, AceMan8

6 bringiton, Presher87, dustdog77, simonetwentynine, pammie37, newat52

7 Mommielissa06, Jenniferg, ashley18, Misconduct, Bvl, krissj, MoniqueA97, jody73, purplemoonflower123, pnkhart

8 Courtney, toya3901, pacificpeach, BigDaddyJoe, st2011, alanah

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11 Caspinelli712, chrissyatthebeach, Liljulz202, ARenee99, jenah, ginamaria

12 PeacockMama, onelessfatgirl, HollyMc63, brandy88

13 SerendipityHappens, adoptmom2_3, PressOnward, erica hall, lotti, erica hall

14 BigFatLoser, superstartover, Gwenny, traycrow83

15 futuresleever, Kodiesmom, dsdolls

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18 Canadagurl, AmandaRaeLeo, tdguill, Leleboo

19 aneke26, slimjim41, Healthybabs

20 BeBeSpArKLeS, Nicole2013, Kristy Giovanelli, busybeingme, maeg

21 Reneetrom, Newnay

22 floridafd, LaserSkinGirl

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26 Thistlegirl, thundathighsz

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