Hi,

I have started the pre-op journey and am hoping for a surgery date sometime in April. I would love to buddy up with someone having surgery around the same time?

Edited February 1, 201610 yr by dlee105

Hi. My name is Deborah Myers. My surgery is April 18. Next week i get to learn how to do some of the food. I have to see the dietician for six weeks due to insurance. Insurance will either decide to support or not support two weeks prior...

My surgery date is April 1, 2016! I am so excited it is really all that I can think about. I would love to meet more people with an April date so that we can support one another.

Yay! April sleevers. I won't be able to get a date until after my third MWM class which is in the middle of march. I would love for my date to be April 1st!! I am going to find out if that's possible at my next appointment. I'm so excited and so scared at the same time. Where are you ladies from? I'm from Philadelphia.

I'm from California but currently live in Oregon.

I'm having surgery in France on 6april X I'm in the uk self paying X

My final appointment with my surgeon for my insurance mandated 6 month pre-surg program will be March 17. Presumably I'll be scheduled for sometime in April once I get final approval from the insurance. My name's Courtney, and I'm in Texas. . Glad to see so many people about to go through the same thing at the same time!

If I understand the procedure with my insurance, I have to have 6 visits with a nutrition counselor for 6 months. I must lose and keep off at least 15lbs of which I am down 25lbs. Plus, bmi needs to be a certain measurement which I had a bmi of 59 when I started.

Now I have to wait for a meeting with the surgeon 2 weeks prior to the surgery date. As I understand, insurance approval will occur then.

I plan on calling insurance to see when approval will occur as this late date has me concerned.

Edited February 8, 201610 yr by damyers

Hey April 2016 sleevers! I have a "secret" group on Facebook for folks getting sleeved during (or around) April - if you'd like to join friend me & I'll add you - Alea Birbeck (pic = me smiling) <3

Hi bluemangos, can you add me, I couldn't find you.

I will be having my surgery around the middle of April, I don't have the exact date yet but I will post when I see my surgeon for clearance next month.

Hey redvet - happy to, what's your fb screen name?

It's Ann Fie @ bluemangos

I don't find you either :-/ what's your email address associated with your profile?

@@bluemangos .. I added you on Facebook just a few minutes ago.

Talked to my nutritionist.. she said it's possible I could get my surgery as early as late march!

March 9th --- done with my last class, surgery request will be submitted to insurance that day.

8-10 days later -- Approval, then scheduling

There's a wait list here at Mayo Clinic for gastric bypass, but many more surgeons that perform the sleeve. I could get right in once I'm approved!

Edited February 11, 201610 yr by Ruth1ess