Right now I'm waiting to receive insurance approval and I'm very nervous. I want this so badly, and I don't want to be denied. During this waiting time I'm reading the blogs, I'm scared, excited, anxious and nervous. I'm questioning myself and why can't I win by dieting and exercise like other people? I believe in my heart that I am doing the right thing since I've struggled for so long, but I'm also anxious about how my life will change afterward....will I never be able to go to the bar with my friends? will I never be able to taste my favorite foods again? Am I going to have to avoid dinner dates because I can't eat....so much is going through my head..I just want to get the surgery over with so all these ifs can be answered...and I can feel normal again

I'm with you on all of that! I'm going next Tuesday to see my surgeon for the first time, and we will begin the process! I'm hearing different things about what I will have to do for my insurance to cover, 3 month or 6 month supervised diet, so until I know more, I'm in limbo! It's nerve-wracking and exciting. I just want to get started so I can get living again. And the part I dread? The excess skin! Ugh

My insurance took about 8 days to be processed. And that wasn't counting the weekend. My doctor said any where between 1 week to 45 days for most insurance companies. But it is really hard waiting for that special call. It really is the worst part. It will be here soon though. Just think of the waiting period as a learning process. I have been doing this for 10 months. It's been a little bit of a long road in a way but then it's went by so fast too. It's coming so fast. Feb 12th is my date. I hope you hear something soon.

I'm with all of you! I go to the seminar this Thursday, then meet with the program director to see what's next. I've got enough things going on that maybe I can pass some of the preliminary things. If I have to do a 6 month diet, I'll do it. I've been researching WLS and following friends who have had some form of it for over 10 years. I'm ready...it's time.

Omg while I was waiting for my approval I swear I gained like 5 pounds so just walk away from the food !!! Lol !

Same here! I got denied in July because i didn't have the 6 month supervised diet... Had my last weigh in a few weeks ago and now I'm patiently waiting! Seems like it's taking FOREVER!!! Hang in there girly!! Hopefully we both receive good news by this week!! ????

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Omg Amayor85 that's exactly what I'm doing eating!!!!!! I don't even understand why. I never do this, I never nervously eat. I ate more this past weekend than the last 2 weeks! subconsciously I worry that I'm shoving food in my mouth because I'm not going to have it for a while when this process starts. So crazy. I'm so glad someone said this, I really have to get back on track

Sandra I'm so scared of the mental setback being denied will cause .....it seems like it's been taking forever when honestly I just started the process in December

I waited for like 10 days that's how long it took I think I called Aetna about 50 million times !!! So all those days I kept like walking back and forth to my kitchen I guess I was thinking like omg am never gonna have this again !!!???????????????? horrible I gained 7 pounds literally ! Then when they called me that I was approved I got all crazy cuz I knew I gained weight so until I don't loose this weight I don't wanna see the doc for the final visit !

My date for surgery is 3/1/16

Ps: when I called Aetna the operator kept saying this is the surgery for 2/2/16

That threw me off like wait a min that's around the corner lady !!!????????????yikeeeesss

I'm with Aetna too and I think because I didn't go the traditional route I'm just on edge. So once you were approved, you got your surgery date right away?

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I completely understand how you feel. Today was the last doctors visit and everything is being sent off to my insurance for approval. I'm nervous, and scared. Hope the wait isn't to long for us.

Yup ! The doc office gives them a tentative date for surgery mines was 2/2/16 that freaked me out ! So once it was approved the lady called me and told me what days were available !

So once I picked the date she told me I have to go back to my pcp get cleared again ! Blood work etc.. Cux that's only valid for 3o days ! I got mine on 1/7/2016 so it will expire on 2/7 !! But am excited

Call Aetna member services they give you the number to the approval dept

I got the number and I can't wait to give them a call and get an approval and a date! !

Hey there everyone I mean this in the kindest possible way calm the heck down! It's not true that u can't eat anymore or whatever u like ever again trust me I'm 11 months post op sleeve I can eat whatever I want just not a ton like before it will take awhile to get back to eating normal again but it will happen then your going to have to decide IF your going to eat whatever you want and how that will affect your weight loss etc so pls don't go eating everything in sight as you feel it will be the last time it won't be I promise so don't let that thought take over your life

awww good deal Shelly thanks a bunch for that. I just found out that even though I went through my Dr and Psych, I still have to go through the nurse Practitioner and Psych evaluation at the hospital. Luckily their still able to keep me on for my original appt tomorrow morning at 730 a.m. Then the hospital requires you to take life skill classes which means I will be looking at surgery sometime in March instead of February. This gives me a little more time to prepare, buy the things I need for the hospital stay and after. I cant believe all of these steps but now I know why ...big life change. I just can't wait for March to get here !

Oh and glad to know my favorite foods aren't gone forever, I think I was going to binge eat for the first time like a chipmunk saving for the winter. I don't want to go back to my old eating habits but I certainly want to be able to have a glass or sip of wine occasionally, a taste of ice cream once in a while...little things