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Just got word it looks like I will be going to surgery the week of Oct 12th! The news literally brought me to tears!! I do one more Ins. hurdle to get through, but I praying and being optomistic! It's been a long 5 years coming!! I have more research, charting, praying, and seeking help longer than I care to mention lol I really hope this is the next chapter in my life!! Any other Oct surgeries out there??

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Hey I'm having bypass on October 12th as well! I completely agree with, I'm ready for my start over, my next chapter. I'm ready for a new healthier, happier and thinner me!

I've completed my seminar, webinar, initial surgeon appt, EGD, 2 of 3 NUT appts. I'm now having bypass, I was switched from the sleeve. My last appt is September 30th, then my paperwork is submitted. Please pray for my approval.

I'm in the northern VA area. I'm 5', HW: 246, lost 5 lbs, I believe my bmi is 47. I don't have to lose weight before surgery, just maintain, but that makes me so nervous because you can't gain any weight. I have no comorbidities which is even more why I'm having the surgery because it's just a matter of time. Me in a nutshell, I'd love to buddy up as we're going through this party of the journey at the same time.

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I will keep postive thoughts for you as well. I have been down this road too many times. I had to gain 10 pounds to get to a 40 BMI and I am actually at a 39.99 It's driving me insane. I pray that by gaining I will not screw things up, but like you, I have no co-mobidities. I have arthritis, and my cholesterol is slightly elevated! grrr. sad to wish I had something more to go on. I have 2 more appts. One in 2 weeks and another in Sept. before my final paperwork is submitted. Do you have BCBS for insurance? If I get denied I fear I will be a melted hot mess and it will knock me dow too far.

We got this girl!!

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Hello ladies I think we will be close in dates if all goes as planned and approved. I am scheduled to have my last visit on September 1 and then they can submit. So grateful for all I learned thus far but ready to start the process. I m 5"4 with a bmi around 52. I have sleep arena and prediabetic

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Congrats on getting surgery date! I have my last nut apt Sept 7th and then submitting paperwork. My bmi is 40.1 and I have high bp but its under control. I was told not to gain but not to loose until I get an approved. My clinic said I should have surgery end of Sept- first of Oct. Getting very excited!

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I will keep postive thoughts for you as well. I have been down this road too many times. I had to gain 10 pounds to get to a 40 BMI and I am actually at a 39.99 It's driving me insane. I pray that by gaining I will not screw things up, but like you, I have no co-mobidities. I have arthritis, and my cholesterol is slightly elevated! grrr. sad to wish I had something more to go on. I have 2 more appts. One in 2 weeks and another in Sept. before my final paperwork is submitted. Do you have BCBS for insurance? If I get denied I fear I will be a melted hot mess and it will knock me dow too far.

We got this girl!!

No I have Aetna. Some people from BCBS have been denied, but all appealed and were approved.

We sure do!

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Hello ladies I think we will be close in dates if all goes as planned and approved. I am scheduled to have my last visit on September 1 and then they can submit. So grateful for all I learned thus far but ready to start the process. I m 5"4 with a bmi around 52. I have sleep arena and prediabetic

All will go just fine. My final appt is Sept 30th. Shockingly, I have sleep apnea as well.

Yeah I'm ready too. So far I've mastered not drinking before, during after eating, but I'm still struggling with taking very small bites and chewing my food well. I need to work harder with that.

Good luck with your approval! ????

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Congrats on getting surgery date! I have my last nut apt Sept 7th and then submitting paperwork. My bmi is 40.1 and I have high bp but its under control. I was told not to gain but not to loose until I get an approved. My clinic said I should have surgery end of Sept- first of Oct. Getting very excited!

Congratulations to you as well! It's an exciting time for us. Not sure about you, but being told not to gain , I instantly went into trying to eat better so I wouldn't gain. Is it difficult for you to not lose or gain?

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Good morning happy weekend. Yes we all have come so far to not reach the finish lines. Yea the sleep apnea I figured but my surgeon didn't require me to actually get the machine I barely made the cut off. If it was 20 or more I would have had to get the machine and had it for surgery and I was a 17. Thank God

My EGD did show Gerd and gastritis also positive for helcobacter pylori so I had to do those antibiotics but I know all will be well. I go back on the 28th for a retest.

All these hopes but it's for the betterment and safety of us. I have also got a nice handle on the not drinking and eating but I'm a work in progress

Let's keep our thread alive ladies as we come closer and closer to surgery dates of time for approval submission

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I am scheduled for October 22. I have to lose 15 lbs which turned into 25 after my last cortisone shot for my knee. My biggest hurdle was quitting smoking which actually was way easier than I thought it was going to be however it has hindered my weight lose a bit. I am planning on doing the phase one of Atkins starting one month before my 2 week pre-op diet starts so that I can be assured the weight is off...don't want my surgery delayed for ANY reason.

Look forward to getting it done :)

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I should be finished with my requirements and submit on Oct 5th, so if all goes well, I should have a surgery date by the end of Oct. my surgeon doesn't give out dates til the insurance has approved since it's a small practice and he only does surgeries on Tues. at my hospital. The rest of the week he works for Kaiser Permanente.

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I am not sure yet if it will be October or November. I have my psych evaluation and NUT appt on Oct 2nd. My insurance requires 5 months of physician supervised diet. I have 4 out of 5 done. This month will be my 5th. My insurance approval process is usually super fast so I should know within a week or 2 of my Oct appt. I also possibly need a repeat EGD and an upper GI before surgery, but I will talk to my surgeon when I see him on Aug 28th. Either way, my deductible is already met this year so nothing out of pocket for me!

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HI Everyone! I JUST got the call today, my sugery is October 2nd! This is the first time for me posting on the site, although I've gotten a lot of great infromation from reading many posts. I guess I decded to post now because afte I got "the call", it really started to hit me that after all the roads I've had to travel to get to this point, it really is happening. I'm excited and TERRIFIED at the same time. Anyone else feel that way?

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