Jan 20 I will complete my insurance required supervised diet. What should I expect? I'm nervous and anxious. Any advise or suggestions on what's next. I know I will need to get a referral to see the surgeon and then get my eval and play the waiting game for my insurance to approve. I can't believe it the day is almost here to finally know if I will qualify or not. I've been looking forward to this, but scared of rejection. I've lost 46 total pounds so far on the diet.

That's great loosing 46 pounds wow good job now u can await ur date for surgery. Just think positive. I was sleeved on 9/30/13 I am down 65 pounds

U will be happy in the end I am trying to loose 55 more pounds

Congratulations on your 46lb lost so far!

Hi Mirabb

Congratulations on your commitment to following the six month plan. It is not easy but it is a terrific pre cursor to what needs to happen after the surgery. I too had to have a six month managed plan. Although I was ready with a couple months to go, I learned a lot about myself and my ability to stick with the plan. And lost 42 pounds along the way.

For me, it was about a month from my first meeting with the surgeon to the actual surgery. In that time I had to wait about 15 days for insurance approval, some required pre op testing, upper GI & Chest Xray and a pre surgical physical.

I am 10 days post op and doing well. I feel terrific. I was off pain meds day two, left the hospital with no blood pressure meds and have lost 15 pounds.All in all, I am happy with what has happened.

Hi Mirabb Congratulations on your commitment to following the six month plan. It is not easy but it is a terrific pre cursor to what needs to happen after the surgery. I too had to have a six month managed plan. Although I was ready with a couple months to go, I learned a lot about myself and my ability to stick with the plan. And lost 42 pounds along the way. For me, it was about a month from my first meeting with the surgeon to the actual surgery. In that time I had to wait about 15 days for insurance approval, some required pre op testing, upper GI & Chest Xray and a pre surgical physical. I am 10 days post op and doing well. I feel terrific. I was off pain meds day two, left the hospital with no blood pressure meds and have lost 15 pounds.All in all, I am happy with what has happened.

Wow congratulations! I'm super excited but nervous with not knowing. But just realized that I need to complete 26 weeks not 24. I just need to be careful with my bmi since I don't want to go below and not qualify. Good luck and keep up the great work