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Jojo828    12

Jojo828
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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

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starr1202    38

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

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Jojo828    12

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Wow so soon.

Thanks

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starr1202    38

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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..

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Jojo828    12

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

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mjrevel    101

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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.

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Jojo828    12

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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.

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DanaInNewOrleans    513

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Congratulations! And welcome to VST

It took two weeks for my approval from Aetna.

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roriep    23

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

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starr1202    38

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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.

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Ms.AntiBand    2,984

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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!

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Jojo828    12

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

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roriep    23

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

Pretty much.

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Jojo828    12

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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.

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Jojo828    12

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

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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