I finally got my approval. It was supposed to have been submitted to my insurance on the 10th but she didn't submit it till the 17th and I called today and was told it was approved. Now all I have to do is wait for Jennifer the surgery scheduler to set the surgery. Finally I feel I can breath now!!

Congrats

Congrats!

That is so exciting!! So happy for your journey to begin

Thank you.

I will b having my surgery on August 5th. I start my pre op diet tomorrow. i go for my last pre op appointment and do all my registration at the hospital Tuesday the 30th.

Finally! My surgery date is September 3! Woohoo !

Congratulations. I know how u feel it didnt seem like it was real till I got my surgery date.

Congrats!!!

Naynay...

I had the surgery date but not the approval from insurance. My surgery date is August 8th but I just got approval yesterday. As with you it now seems real.

Naynay...

I had the surgery date but not the approval from insurance. My surgery date is August 8th but I just got approval yesterday. As with you it now seems real.

Jetson,

Until I got the approval I kept thinking it wasn't going to happen. Something was gonna go wrong. And insurance would say no. My insurance approved the surgery the same day it was submitted. I went yesterday and did my pre admission tests and filled out the forms. My surgeon wasn't there so I have to go back Thursday afternoon for that visit and get final instructions on diet and so what for final days bfor surgery. And Monday is surgery date!! So excited. And a week from tomorrow u will be going for yours, so excited for you. I totally know how you feel. :}

Naynay you are so right. I have been so preoccupied with worries that the surgery wouldn't happen that I trully didn't expect it to go through. Actually last week something potentially catastrophic did happen. I called my family Physician to check that he had submitted the Letter of medical necessity and I was told he wouldn't do it unless I had a physical. Of course I have seen him 8 times in the last 12 months and he never mentioned the physical. They set the date of the physical for August 5th! I was freaking out until I called the surgeon and they said that they would submit the paperwork without the letter and that they didn't expect it to matter. In the end it didn't and I got the insurance approval. Huh... my story! Anyway...Good luck with your surgery. I will be thinking about you on Monday!

Naynay you are so right. I have been so preoccupied with worries that the surgery wouldn't happen that I trully didn't expect it to go through. Actually last week something potentially catastrophic did happen. I called my family Physician to check that he had submitted the Letter of medical necessity and I was told he wouldn't do it unless I had a physical. Of course I have seen him 8 times in the last 12 months and he never mentioned the physical. They set the date of the physical for August 5th! I was freaking out until I called the surgeon and they said that they would submit the paperwork without the letter and that they didn't expect it to matter. In the end it didn't and I got the insurance approval. Huh... my story! Anyway...Good luck with your surgery. I will be thinking about you on Monday!

Oh my goodness. That would be nerve racking. I kinda felt the same way. I had started looking into wls back in 2008. And went to the primary care doctor I was seeing back then and asked him about referring me, well he told me because I had no co-morbidities that it would not be approved and he did not see any reason to refer me to A surgeon. So I had basically given up on it till earlier this year my friend, who has the same insurance, went in for her surgery. I talked to her and she told me exactly what to do and who to talk to and, god bless her, she has lost over 100 lbs and just had her sleevectomy on feb. 14, I got everything started in May of this year. So when I went to my new primary care physician, I kept thinking she was gonna say no, but instead she told me she thinks I am making a great decision and that I am a perfect candidate for wls. And she gave the referral to the wls surgeon. That was a huge relief. But I can't say I actually thought it was really gonna happen till I got the insurance approval. Now I'm excited and getting a little nervous. Just a little. But I can't wait! Thank you for the well wishes and if I don't talk to you again, good luck to you on the 8th. It will b here before you know it.

Hi naynay! Are you in Stockton? I live in Stockton and I am in the final stages of my preop requirements. My surgeon is Dr. Patrick Coates.

Congrats!!! Whoo hoo!

Hi naynay! Are you in Stockton? I live in Stockton and I am in the final stages of my preop requirements. My surgeon is Dr. Patrick Coates.

Yes I also had dr Coates, great dr. So nice and will go out of his way to check on you. I was not able to keep anything down the day after surgery. And he said my stomach was probably irritated and swollen. Then the next day I was fine and had no problems. I'm 11lbs down since surgery date and doing great. Good luck to you. I am in Stockton. Off of bianchi and march lane. If you want to text me u can. My number is 209 9815784. Call or text if you want to talk. My name is Renee.