So excited!!=) Just got my insurance approval in the mail. I'm Now on my 2 weeks pre-up diet (1000) calorie so far so good!! I'm down 14 pounds from my first visit with my surgeon and hopefully this 1000 calorie diet will help me loose more weight before my surgery=) looking for a sleeve buddy who's close to my date! Or can share any helpful tips=) god Bless.

Dyesha

Congrats with the insurance approval! This is a big deal!! I have my pre-op tests on the date of your surgery (7/21)!! I too am excited for my "new life" . My surgery is scheduled on 7/30/14@10:50am!! Insurance approved!! Stocking up and ready to go!

I just had mine done on 7/15. Things are going really well. I am sore but I am up and walking a lot. So far things are better then expected. Good luck.

I had my sleeve done on July 26. So far so great!!!

Hello any help would be great as my date is set for July 23rd. I have blue shield and they denied me because they said I was missing a paper. We re faxed it in and they said they can take an additional 5 days. Has anyone heard of this? Has anyone had this happen to them? Will it take the full 5 days at that point? Some say it's quicker but I'm worried.

I have BCBS-Federal and the same thing happened to me. I did not know that I needed to submit proof that I had not been treated in the past year for alcohol or substance abuse. However, after I submitted the note from my primary physician, I was approved the following day. The catch was however, I didnt find out til three days after that, and that is only because I was calling the insurance company regarding something else, and asked if they could check on it for me while I was on the phone. I was the one that let the bariatric coordinator at my surgeons office know that I was approved lol. She did not receive notice from the insurance company until one or two days after that smh.

Im scheduled to be sleeved on the 29th in North Carolina. Words cant describe how excited and NERVOUS I am. I smile just thinking about how my life is going to change, but then I hesitate to enjoy the thoughts of the journey Im about to embark on, bc I still have thoughts of "what if it doesnt work for me". Yes Ive seen and read soooo many success stories (I think Ive become addicted to looking at wls pictures on instagram lol), but being that I have been overweight since elementary school, I still find it difficult to imagine a life in which things are different.