It has been a long six months of required supervised diet and lots of tests to meet insurance requirements. But, finally I got my date! My paperwork was submitted last Wednesday and I got my approval on Monday. I am so excited!!!

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Congrats! I just got my approval on 6/14. My surgery date is 7/22 also!

Congrats! I just got my approval on 6/14. My surgery date is 7/22 also! <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

We'll have to keep tabs on how each is doing. I'm having a hard time not announcing to everyone I see that I got approved and have a date. It's hard for me to believe that everyone is not as excited as me. LOL

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Congratulations to both of you! I'll be right behind you on the 24th! Can't wait to see your success!

We'll have to keep tabs on how each is doing. I'm having a hard time not announcing to everyone I see that I got approved and have a date. It's hard for me to believe that everyone is not as excited as me. LOL

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I feel the same way!! As soon as I got the call that I had been approved, I was jumping up and down! My friends in my Corvette club as well as my family are really excited for me and are very supportive of my decision to have this surgery.

...and YES!! I think we should all stick together since our dates are so close. Just knowing that someone is going through the same things and can be there emotionally means a lot.

Congratulations to both of you! I'll be right behind you on the 24th! Can't wait to see your success!

Hey Daydra! Good to see another July sleever! How far are you in this process? Do you still have a lot of testing/consults to go to? How about the pre-op diet? Any idea what yours will be like?

Hey Daydra! Good to see another July sleever! How far are you in this process? Do you still have a lot of testing/consults to go to? How about the pre-op diet? Any idea what yours will be like?

I'm ready to go. My only holdup was getting my endoscopy scheduled. Finding the combo of an endoscopy 7 days prior to surgery pushed me out 3 weeks or so later than I expected. I'm self pay (my insurance (both of them!) covers both bypass and band, but not the most sensible option, of course!) so I was able to skip most of the bs. Only still had to do one set of labwork, dietitian appointment and psych eval in addition to endoscopy. My preop diet is only 7 days and consists of 3-4 Protein shakes, plus one small meal (dietitian suggests a frozen Kashi tv dinner because it's about the only one that actually has whole grain instead of white flours). 870 cal/day. The decision process was really quick for me also, because I considered bypass about 10 years ago, so I just had to choose which procedure I thought was most appropriate for me.

So... just an endoscopy and a telephone preop before surgery!

I'm ready to go. My only holdup was getting my endoscopy scheduled. Finding the combo of an endoscopy 7 days prior to surgery pushed me out 3 weeks or so later than I expected. I'm self pay (my insurance (both of them!) covers both bypass and band, but not the most sensible option, of course!) so I was able to skip most of the bs. Only still had to do one set of labwork, dietitian appointment and psych eval in addition to endoscopy. My preop diet is only 7 days and consists of 3-4 Protein shakes, plus one small meal (dietitian suggests a frozen Kashi tv dinner because it's about the only one that actually has whole grain instead of white flours). 870 cal/day. The decision process was really quick for me also, because I considered bypass about 10 years ago, so I just had to choose which procedure I thought was most appropriate for me.

So... just an endoscopy and a telephone preop before surgery!

What a bummer that your insurance covers the other 2 procedures, but not the sleeve!! Go figure! I've got a few more things to do, one of them being an endoscopy/colonoscopy on 7/11....Yup! I'm really looking forward to that one!

My pre-op diet starts 2 weeks prior to surgery. It's 3 - 4 Protein Shakes per day, plus all clear and non-Clear liquids. If I struggle with excessive hunger, I can have some vegetable Soup, 1-2 tablespoons of Peanut Butter, raw or cooked veggies (non-starchy) with fat-free Parkay spray, or a salad with fat-free dressing. Once per week I can have 3 - 4 ounces of grilled poultry or fish.

Just having that additional "crutch" of more food and being able to chew something is allowing me to go into it with a better mindset. If I need it, it's OK to go for it.

Sounds doable. Good luck!!

Hello all, I am also a July 22nd sleever! So excited to know there are more like me that are just as excited as me about this procedure. I can't wait for the new, healthy, slim me

OMG I am also July 22nd, can't believe how quickly time has gone by. So excited, sooo ready to be done with this pre op diet...and a little nervous! Lets try to keep in touch

The 22nd is so close now. After six months of hoop jumping, it's finally going to happen!!!

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Tomorrow is the day, FREAKING OUT!

You've GOT THIS!!!! Super fast healing vibes being sent your way !!!!

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I feel the exact same way!!! LOL trying to take everyone's advice and pack it into 1 bag for the hospital. Just finished buying the final items on my list. Good luck to everyone tomorrow!! And everyone else too

You guys rock! Trying to separate my disaster gallbladder surgery with this one, two different ones with this one leading to a healthier me! Good luck to all of you and can't wait to talk as official "Sleevers!"