I was afraid to hang out here and read up on what I could because I was afraid the Ins. company would give me a hard time and make me fight for it. They'd approved me at the end of last year, but I found out that although the dr. was in network, the facility he did it was not. I couldn't afford the $3000 co-pay at the time, so had to forget about it.

I just found out in April that he now does it in-network, so we re-submitted the request April 10. But they kept, "losing" it, and "we didn't receive it til end of April" and all kinds of other excuses as to why it was taking so long.

I finally got the call this morning from the dr. office. :faint: They said they'd been on the phone with them for 2 days and got the approval this morning.:clap2: They wanted to schedule me for June 1st, but my daughter is getting married on June 2nd, and I'm doing the cake & cooking for the rehearsal dinner, so couldn't quite fit it in. I told her I didn't think I'd be able to get the kids to move the wedding (LOL) and the dr. won't be around June 8, so we have officially set the date as JUNE 15!!!! WOO--HOO!!!!!

So now I'm finally excited and will spend more time here, since I know it's for real!!!

You guys are great and I'm proud to be a part of your group. Thanks for all the help and support you provide!!

Congratulations!!! On both the approval and the wedding!

Who is your insurance through and what state do you live in?

Hi LadyBlue! Congratulations on having a surgery date and on your daughter's upcoming wedding! You certainly have a busy month ahead of you. Best of luck to you. Gigi

Thank you, Band Chick & Gigi8 -- gonna be busy, but it'll be worth it!!!!

My insurance is United Health Care and I'm in Montgomery, TX.

Have you gone through the procedure yet? How is it coming along for you? I'm finally getting excited with each day, as I'll finally have a tool I've needed for so long to help with this battle. My eating is mostly emotional/boredom and just not enough exercise.

I'm going to start coming on here daily (with exception of closer to wedding) to learn how others are coping and learn from their experiences and advice, et.

Have a fantastic day!!

Congratulations, on your two big events!! How exciting on both counts. By the time the first grandchild comes around you'll be a lot lighter and better able to babysit!!

I'll be happy to be able to play with my soon-to-be 8 year old son. I'm not ready to be granny too quick (LOL) -- my oldest is married already, but her hubby is in military and in Japan, so they're not ready to start yet (whewww)

My youngest is more active and I'd love nothing more than to be able to put on a pair of shorts and chase him down!!!!!!

I can't wait to get started. I'm already trying to change my mentality about food, etc. My husband and I were able to quit smoking New Year's eve, 2005 (and have stayed off) with the help of a reputable hypnotist. But hence the weight-gain!! My family was harping on us to quit 'for health' reasons, but I told them how healthy are we now? We can get sick & die of complications of smoking or geee---- how healthy is the weight gain and what goes with that? High blood pressure, heart problems and a host of other things!!!!! At least I was happy smoking -- I enjoyed it. I don't enjoy being fat. All the ranting & raving, we've managed to stay off the cigarettes, and we never thought we'd ever be able to do that.

So if we can win that battle --- I pray I can win this battle with obesity, too!!!!

Thanks for all the great support! I'm so happy to have found you!!!!!!

Congratz LadyBlue!!!! You'll have to join us over in the General Forum under the "June 2007" thread!!

Congrats to you.. I was banded 11/28/06-- it took me 1 1/2 yrs of fighting with the insurance. But I thank God that I was able to get it done.. My weightloss has been slow. I've had a fill every month since the procedure.. Finally on my last fill about 4 1/2 wks ago and have alreay lost 9 lbs since then. That is great! I feel great and feel like this is finally starting to work the way it's suppose to. Well anyway- good luck & best wishes!

Congrats on the surgery date and the wedding! You are going to be pretty busy!

Congratulations on your surgery date and daughter's wedding -- how exciting! :clap2: