:wave: Hi! I am SO glad to have found this forum!!!

Well, a little about me. I'm 38, married (hubby is also going for the band), sahm of 4 daughters. And I can't WAIT to have my surgery!!!

Currently I'm in the "doctor supervised weight loss" phase for insurance approval! There is no set number of months indicated by my provider, so they're going to submit for approval in early April (12 weeks of dieting). I can't get below 252 or I won't be approved because I will have a BMI of 39 and the insurance won't approve it! What a joke! So, I've lost 17 so far with medifast. But it works REALLY fast...so I'm taking weekends off and still losing nicely.

So, I had the psych eval, nutritional consult, blood work, yadda yadda yadda...I'm just waiting for another 7-8 weeks to pass so we can see if my insurance will be so kind as to approve the procedure. Problem is, if I get approved early April, I'll still have to wait until early May because of a trip I am taking mid-April Ah well...ok I'm rambling!!!

Well, I have a GREAT doctor and his support staff is WONDERFUL!! They are so supportive and helpful with all the red tape.

Well, I look forward to reading and posting with you all. I'm so glad you're all here

Welcome to LBT! This place is an added benefit to a great doctor and support staff! There are wonderful people here and a wealth of knowledge. Hope everything goes well for you! Keep us posted!

musicalmomma,

I was just whining about the 6 month supervised diet I just learned my insurance requires. Looks like we're starting out at the same weight (284?). You've made it through 12 weeks, wow....kudos. Im sitting here wondering how I'm going to tackle the next 6 months and like you keep my BMI where it needs to be for approval. I'm assuming your shorter than me (5'8 because I cant go below 265 or i go below the 40bmi). Anyhow, great job so far and hello from West Allis, WI.

I was reading your post and thinking "did I write that?" I don't know if I need a 6 month supervised diet but I have been on one for 10 months now so I'm just waiting for Insurance approval. My date is set for April 16 because of a trip that was planned months ago.

Good luck and welcome!

musicalmomma,

I was just whining about the 6 month supervised diet I just learned my insurance requires. Looks like we're starting out at the same weight (284?). You've made it through 12 weeks, wow....kudos. Im sitting here wondering how I'm going to tackle the next 6 months and like you keep my BMI where it needs to be for approval. I'm assuming your shorter than me (5'8 because I cant go below 265 or i go below the 40bmi). Anyhow, great job so far and hello from West Allis, WI.

Well, I will have done 12 weeks as of the beginning of April. My provider does not specify a definite time period of diet...only that I under go doctor supervised diet. Doc said, when it's not specified it's usually 8-12 weeks...so we're shooting for the 12 weeks. I'm 5'6 & 3/4...so they're going by bmi for a 5'6 female to be safe.

I'm fairly new to WI. Never been to West Allis...but see its close to Milwaukee...I'm there frequently...at the airport!!!