way to start my new year right? Lol soooo excited. Made all my appointments that I need to attend to. Doctor says I really need a good letter from my primary doctor since my BMi is 37... Any ideas that I should tell my doctor to write?

Congrats! I am also hoping to get a December date set. I'm doing all my pre-op testing next week. Things are moving fast! Nervous, but also excited!

You will don't worry ... I was hoping beginning of December but there were no openings now hopefully I get approved by the insurance

That's interesting, because my doctor won't set the date until everything else is in place. I got my insurance approval in just one week. I do all my pre-op testing and blood work next week. Then, I see the surgeon and we set the date! I am hoping for the week of Dec. 16th, but we will see!

So tips to get your primary doc to support you include the following:

1. Discussion of past attempts to lose weight and the outcomes of that over time. For me, each attempt eventually resulted in gaining MORE weight back than I had lost on various plans. So years of yo yo dieting is considered to be very bad.

2. Progressive weight gain year over year as you've aged.

3. Actual or emerging health concerns caused by or increased by being obese.

4. Physical and life limitations caused by your weight.

5. Therapist, family and or friend support of your weight loss goals.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

Thank you so much for the info. Yea they gave me a surgery date and I have to complete the requirements. I can't wait till that day. I am not even nervous

Join our fourm for December sleevers. We have over 100 people and a few with a dec 30th date! http://www.bariatricpal.com/topic/283805-december-2013-sleevers-come-in/page-56 I've also made a Facebook group if you guys have facebooks, just add me and I'll add you to the group. https://www.facebook.com/darling.are.u.dead.yet?ref=tn_tnmn