Hello all sleeving in August let's encourage each other

I can't wait...August 20th

I feel like I'm in limbo. Everyone seems to have a date. So many of you knew months in advance when it was to happen. I'm waiting for insurance to give final approval then oband in Las Vegas to schedule this thing. So I called this morning and its still pending. They saidit would take 2weeks to get approved from the insurance company. So that would be this Tuesday. Add a few days because of the 4th of July holiday delaying possibly, that would be probably the end of this week. Plenty of time to schedule this thing by the 1st of August. I call the insurance company this morning and its still pending, for the 15th they said! ? No. First of all I am anxious and tired of waiting but even more importantly my 8 year old son goes back to school mid August and I wanted to be without any question able and ready to take him to school without trying to deal with healing and adjusting being so new. This is ridiculous. I'm calling oband tomorrow to discuss this with the scheduler and telling her I need this on the 1st if everything comes through in time. Every appointment I've ever been to I've practically been the only one in there in the waiting room. They can't have too many people scheduled! Everyone else I spoke to saw tons of people and 3 and 4 waiting for sleep study. It was just me when I went. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh give me strength!

I am so ready to start my liquid diet because I am tired of trying to eat thing for the last time for a while. I go for my blood work, sleep study and upper GI next week and then my last nutrition class in two weeks. We coming down to the wire now!

Im scheduled for August 5th (well....hopefully!!) I should have been scheduled back in July, but I had a pulmonary embolism back in March and my surgeon wanted me off my blood thinners before surgery. So im not so patienely waiting!! I had a cat scan last week and my chest scans are all clear (which is awesome) so I see the surgeon on the 23rd to give me the final "okay" for surgery on the 5th....Im so excited that I can harldy wait...I've felt ready for this for months now (I started this journey last September!)

Glad to see so many on the journey with me!!!

@@snowkitten my original date was july 15th !! tomorrow Oh well!!! A little over a month away now!!!

@@snowkitten my original date was july 15th !! tomorrow Oh well!!! A little over a month away now!!!

Oh no! That's even worse. I bet you were crushed. Well at we can go through it together

How r you doing? Nervous? Excited?

I'm pretty down. My last appt for clearance was my NUT appt. It went great. I called the person who is in charge of sending my paperwork to my insurance will not be back in the office until the 22nd. Why couldn't she go off work after she submitted it?! I know she has a life. I worked hard at getting stuff completed and now it's a waiting game. I go back to school the end of August and need to have the surgery the beginning of August. That's why I pushed everything hard and stayed on top of everything. If it takes 2 weeks for insurance clearance and she's not back until the 22nd, that looks as I should get my approval around the 5th. Then I have a seminar and 2 week pre-op diet and a last appt with my surgeon. That puts me much much later than I wanted/needed to have it. Since I won't be able to drive for a bit and having to lug books around. I wanted to be ok hoping no problems by classes begin. Bummer!

@@snowkitten my original date was july 15th !! tomorrow Oh well!!! A little over a month away now!!!

Oh no! That's even worse. I bet you were crushed. Well at we can go through it together

How r you doing? Nervous? Excited?

I'm ok was so bummed at first I kinda fell off a bit especially with the waiting game!!!! Nervous ummmm not yet I'm more anxious. Than anything

Everything approved, surgery scheduled for August 5th. Scared but excited!

@@butterflybefree The same thing happened to me. I got everything submitted just to find out the only person who could submit it to insurance went on vacation. I was on pins and needles until they finally gave me an answer, so I feel your pain. Good luck to you!

@@butterflybefree The same thing happened to me. I got everything submitted just to find out the only person who could submit it to insurance went on vacation. I was on pins and needles until they finally gave me an answer, so I feel your pain. Good luck to you!

I hope things go quick. I worked hard on making it this far and staying on top of everything and everyone. Crossing fingers, toes, hands, feet, arms, and legs. Lol

I am August 25th, 9am in Mountain View, Ca. I feel like a fish out of water though. Unlike most people, I am not excited...at all. I just want to fast forward 6 months, past the surgery and to the results. I HATE surgery. I have had great surgeons (back surgery and c-section) and no major complications, so no bad experiences - It's just that surgery is so hard. I'm not excited about giving up food as a comfort - I just know I must! Anyone else feel this way? I have a case of the blahs. I also have Shingles right now so that might be clouding my perspective.

@butterflybefree...hang in there hun!

*hugs*

We were in the same July Sleevers group but I found out my date might get changed to August too! Won't know till Tuesday but we'll see.

It's frustrating to say the least. I'm to anxious trying to think about something else.

Sorry I'm late responding, but did you ever get ur date? Mine was confirmed for August 4th. I know girl the waiting game is rough..

Hi, I have just booked for 8th August!

Edited July 15, 201412 yr by Tilds38