bsbcMI, the only way to get rewarded with a very fast surgery date is to eat yourself up to 50 and over bmi

and it doesn't matter what or how many co-morbidities you have, you can never get a quicker surgery date, the only thing that matters is exactly how fat you are

I have waited 3 years because 2 insurance companies denied me. I am approved and scheduled now but I had to endure a lot of Band pain the last 3 years. Life isn't fair and insurance companies see you as a case file....not a human. It could be worse than a 6 month wait!

I "ate my way up " to 51 BMI, now 48 and I still have to wait for my "reward" where I may have serious health problems and complications or

I think I'm from another planet because the word "reward" means something totally different to me

What does the word reward mean to you?

I really had to fight to get approved and it took 4 extra months. I made a choice to be productive with that time to prepare for the possibility of surgery. I was finally approved and 13 days later I was sleeved. I will be the first to tell you that I am not a patient person but I also know enough to go with the flow when needed. My surgeon was furious with the way I was treated (as was I) however in no way would I ever begrudge or think down upon anyone else who was able to have the surgery before or after me regardless of their circumstances. I am on this forum because I believe most people feel this way and we are here to support each other. At the very least I hope everybody can be respectful of each other.

What does the word reward mean to you?

In my world, a reward is a satisfying return that is earned, given or granted based on positive behaviors, like positive reinforcement.....

In my world' date=' a reward is a satisfying return that is earned, given or granted based on positive behaviors, like positive reinforcement.....[/quote']

I just walked/ran for 45 minutes on my treadmill,

Can I reward myself with a snickers bar

I just walked/ran for 45 minutes on my treadmill' date='

Can I reward myself with a snickers bar [/quote']

Yup and if you eat 10 snicker bars you can be rewarded with gastric bypass lmao

Yup and if you eat 10 snicker bars you can be rewarded with gastric bypass lmao

Hehehe......

I thought everyone who went through insurance had to do all the hoop loopin'?

I thought everyone who went through insurance had to do all the hoop loopin'?

Apparently the more snicker bars you eat the less hoops you have to jump through...

I mean now that I think about it, the more snicker bars you eat the bigger you get and the less you can jump. Also hoops come in a standard size and at some point you can no longer fit through it...do they make plus size hoops, does anyone know....

Sigh

Apparently the more snicker bars you eat the less hoops you have to jump through...

I mean now that I think about it, the more snicker bars you eat the bigger you get and the less you can jump. Also hoops come in a standard size and at some point you can no longer fit through it...do they make plus size hoops, does anyone know....

Sigh

Omg.. Good thing no one is around to hear/see me laugh at my pc )

Apparently the more snicker bars you eat the less hoops you have to jump through...

I mean now that I think about it, the more snicker bars you eat the bigger you get and the less you can jump. Also hoops come in a standard size and at some point you can no longer fit through it...do they make plus size hoops, does anyone know....

Sigh

gosh I probably shouldn't read these posts on lunch. I almost choked to death on my Water in the break room. I'm pretty sure everyone in here thinks I'm crazy now laughing and choking at my phone!

I thought everyone who went through insurance had to do all the hoop loopin'?

Not me girl, I was so fat that when I went for my consult, the surgeon sent me directly to the emergency room to cut my stomach out!

Not me girl' date=' I was so fat that when I went for my consult, the surgeon sent me directly to the emergency room to cut my stomach out! [/quote']

Lmaoo omg I just had to idea how to get my surgery quicker...

I'm going to call 911, let them know I'm having a fat-attack and Demand an ambulance immediately. That way I don't have to sit around in the emergency room. They'll rush me right in for my reward. And I'll be fixed!!! Brand new, no problems!

Why didn't I think of this before?!?!

Lmaoo omg I just had to idea how to get my surgery quicker...

I'm going to call 911, let them know I'm having a fat-attack and Demand an ambulance immediately. That way I don't have to sit around in the emergency room. They'll rush me right in for my reward. And I'll be fixed!!! Brand new, no problems!

Why didn't I think of this before?!?!

:lol:

LOL! Sitting in a Dr's waiting room embarrassing my bf laughing out loud at this! My BMI is 67. I have "the perfect cocktail for weight gain so I had better get used to life over 300 lbs" as quoted by my gyno. I said ix-nay with a HELL NO!!! I begain in January and it is now June and I still don't have a date (they didn't see Snickers in the x-rays). I am expectin July but only because I developed severe osteo-arthritis jumping through their hoops!