I'm new here but hoping someone can help me or give me some sound advice. I decided in Aug 2014 to have the bypass surgery as I read it can really help with diabetes which I was diagnosed with last year and now take 5 shots per day. I was familiar with the director of bariatric surgery of the local hospital as he had performed my colonoscopy last year. After attending his information class, I decided to proceed with the gastric bypass. I've completed all of his requirements then yesterday had another appointment with him hoping my package would now be ready to submit to the insurance company for approval. I've told him all along I neet to get this done by the end of the year since I've met my out of pocket maxium and because of my job. Our busy season starts January 1st and it's impossible to get PTO until June. He had previously said at my Oct appointment that if I was able to get everything done by the Nov appointment and assuming my insurance company doesn't take weeks to approve then I should be able to get it done by the end of the year. At my appointment yesterday he said he would review my paperwork at my Dec 11 appointment and I should have surgery in Jan or Feb. I left his office in tears! I'm ready to find another doctor!

Any advice would be very appreciated!

I got the call today I'M APPROVED and my surgery date is set for Dec 8th!! Starting my liquid diet on Friday

Congrats to You!! I'll be right after you. I'm scheduled for dec 11th but don't have ins approval yet, so hopefully no glitches

Drink up! Here's to choc, vanilla, and strawberry

The protein shakes are nasty!

Well we could put some pineapple and some rum in the vanilla ones, but I guess that wouldn't shrink our liver