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Anyone know if this is a secret group? I've only told a few folks I'm having surgery don't want this showing up my my groups list or comments.

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Today is my 3rd day on the 2 week pre op diet. I have lost 7 pounds as of this morning. YAY! Im doing good, Hungry yes but still Im ok! Good luck everyone starting today. YOU CAN DO IT!!!

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I just got the call that my paperwork was submitted to insurance today!!! The waiting game begins... My coordinator says that they usually wait 7 business days before they follow up with insurance so I'm on pins and needles. That will be Nov. 1st. You can bet though, that I'll be calling my insurance on Monday just to make sure they got it! I'm not patient!!!

I'm really hoping to be a member of the Nov. club, but I'm thinking I'll likely be a Dec or Jan sleever... :(

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I just got the call that my paperwork was submitted to insurance today!!! The waiting game begins... My coordinator says that they usually wait 7 business days before they follow up with insurance so I'm on pins and needles. That will be Nov. 1st. You can bet though' date=' that I'll be calling my insurance on Monday just to make sure they got it! I'm not patient!!!

I'm really hoping to be a member of the Nov. club, but I'm thinking I'll likely be a Dec or Jan sleever... <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' />[/quote']

If its any encouragement...my stuff was submitted via fax to BCBS of Tx on the 15th, and I was approved by the 21st (they faxed approval to my surgeon's office), and we scheduled my surgery on the 22nd (yesterday!) I did call my insurance on the 18th to be sure they got everything. I recommend doing that just to be sure they received it and no time is wasted! I'm scheduled for November 6th! Keep us updated on your progress! I know it's pretty much impossible to be patient! ;)

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Wow that's FAST!!! I'd better get my co-pay together!

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My appeal has been denied, so am going to exit the group. All my best wishes for all of you.

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Oh no!!! Anything else they can do? Possibly self pay in MX?

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11/12/13 Michigan

Hey there Wolverine Girl!

My surgery is 11.12.13 as welll! Where are you having yours done? Mine's in GR with GHP. Perhaps we can keep tabs on one another since we are going through this at the same time.

I start my pre-op diet next Tuesday. It's pre-packaged food and Snacks that equate to between 800-900 calories per day. I'm getting nervous and excited!

Take care,

Susan.

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Anyone know if this is a secret group? I've only told a few folks I'm having surgery don't want this showing up my my groups list or comments.

Hey there. I had the same concerns, but I joined the group anyway. I logged in as my husband to see if would show and it did show "recent groups" that I had joined. So I left the group until I can figure out privacy settings so that no one can see the group. It's a very active group and it seems to provide a lot of valuable information but I only plan on sharing this information with those closest to me and not my "68 friends" on FB.

If anyone knows of the settings I need to apply for it not to show at all to anyone, please let me know. I;d like to re-join but only if it is truly private and confidential.

Susan.

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Nov 8th ;-)

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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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