I am new to this whole process. My surgery date is April 10, five days after my birthday. I have wanted to have surgery for the last 10 years. I knew alot of people who have had either the band or RNY and at first in 2003 I was on a waiting list to have the band done and when I got to the front I had just turned 5 months pregnant (my little surprise angel) needless to say it was cancelled. I have always lost weight with pregnancy so that time I lost 52 pounds by the time I delivered but having post partum depression after I gained the 52 plus 20 in about 2 months. this is what happened after each of my pregnancies (3). Now here I am last year I was informed by insurance coordinator that my insurance was starting a pilot program and the first 100 that was qualifided could have surgery and they would pick up 80 percent(would have loved to have them say 100% but oh well can't have everything) of the bill. So just a little nervous as to being accepted I put off calling for a month then that one day in November 2012 I chose my surgeon and made that call. Here I am April 2013, 6 days before that day after all the doctors appointments, mental health evaluations, dieticians meeting and group classes later.

congrats!!!

my insurance covers 100% but with that I’ve been in the “process” for almost a year...

Yeah... congrats.... good luck. I was VERY lucky where my insurance paid 100% My process took 2 months from my first consult to surgery date, it went so fast and no pre op diet either. I was blessed

thanks pre op diet is going so so. meal replacement in morning snack a few hours later lunch if i dont leave it at home is a problem. had veggie burger one day. I think the liquids 3 days prior will be easier to remember not saying going to be easy just will have meal replacements and protein crystals with me all the time. and i stock piled enough crystal light and low sodium broth to fill one of my cabinets at home.

Congratulations! You're lucky. I paid 12k out of pocket for mine.

Yeah... congrats.... good luck. I was VERY lucky where my insurance paid 100% <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> My process took 2 months from my first consult to surgery date' date=' it went so fast and no pre op diet either. I was blessed <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

Mines happened fast as well. I started the process February 5 and surgury is scheduled for April 23

Yeah... congrats.... good luck. I was VERY lucky where my insurance paid 100% <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> My process took 2 months from my first consult to surgery date' date=' it went so fast and no pre op diet either. I was blessed <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

After reading some of these horror stories I have gotten sooo nervous

Yeah... congrats.... good luck. I was VERY lucky where my insurance paid 100% <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> My process took 2 months from my first consult to surgery date' date=' it went so fast and no pre op diet either. I was blessed <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />[/quote']

Mine was the same... Took about 3.5 months start to finish.. No pre-op diet either.