Hi all,

New member happy to join. I just received insurance approval today. I'm so nervous. What is going to happen now? I have been thinking about it nonstop since the call... Omg. Am I ready to be a different person physically. It's odd. I spent 36 years hiding behind this extra weight. Now it's like everyone's going to see me. I know I'm ranting... Is it odd that the first thing to pop into my head after the call was "hey I finally got some big girl thigh high boots, what am I going to do with them?"

I guess I should be asking real questions. How long from approval to surgery?

Thanks for letting me rant.

Jojo

For me I had surgery 2 weeks after my approval. Good luck..

Wow so soon.

Thanks

I'm sure you can stall maybe ask them to have it done in a month or so. And it could also b different for each surgeon and different states i suppose. I'm in ma..

I'm having it done at barix in pa. Were you nervous at all before your surgery?

I was self pay so not sure about insurance. I wish you the best of luck in your journey. I still can't believe i did it. Six months out and down 64lbs. My experience has been easy and realistic. I'm very happy and wish you the same.

Thank you for the well wishes. I can't believe that soon I will be able to run across the lacrosse field with my girls and not feel like I need to call an ambulance. And Disney Omg I can't wait until I'm not reading that sign that says what the weight limit is on the rides. I have been doing that forever.

Congratulations! And welcome to VST

It took two weeks for my approval from Aetna.

I have Cigna. If you submit what you are asked you will approved pretty quickly. Mine took 4 days.

I'm having it done at barix in pa. Were you nervous at all before your surgery?

Yes it was my 1st surgery I was nervous/scared it was my 2nd time around as I chickened out the year before. Just try and remember the positive outcomes of doing this that's what helped me.

Welcome and all I can recommend is do your research on things to expect (good and bad).. The more you're pre-informed the happy your journey will be.

Now about your name.. It may just be me, but it reminds me of deep fried tatars or hostess HoHo's (Spanish)! Ok.. I'm pretty sure it's just me

Enjoy VST!

Am I missing something... After the approval is it just a matter of waiting for a date?

Am I missing something... After the approval is it just a matter of waiting for a date?

Pretty much.

No one told me while I was going through insurance hell that I needed a sleep study. Luckily they had a cancelation and I'm getting it tomorrow. It's driving me crazy to be so close and yet so far.

Last test result submitted, finally. I get my date tomorrow... I hope

Now another thing... I can't take this omg. First it's you need one last blood test. Then one more blood test. Now they want 200 hours on the Cpap machine. Seriously.... Can you say frustrating?