Newbie from Georgia

[slimshady 0]

I just got mine too. It took forever and a day, but all is well.

Thanks for the support that you all gave.

[jbrad71629 2]

Sghatl

Prior approval is when the insurance company does a review of your criteria and sends a letter to the Surgeon to tell him you are covered for your surgery and that they are going to pay for it. I was stressing because I have done everything but have the surgery and suddenly BCBS decided to be difficult but that is all over now and I can be excited!!!!! My surgery is November 16th and I can not wait!

[sghatl 2]

Sorry, I thought that was pre-approval not prior approval.

[jbrad71629 2]

Same thing but BCBS federal calls it "prior" instead of "pre" if you say pre it does not compute to them..lol

[georgia girl 35]

Jeannie and slimshady,

Congratulations! i am so excited for you both. Do you have dates set yet? i can't wait for us all to share our successes with each other. I get my 1st fill Nov. 1st, so i'm so excited about that. God bless you both.

Pamela

Banded 9/20/07

[jbrad71629 2]

Pamela

My date is November 16th. I am so excited! Thank you so much for all of your support and help. I cant wait to get to share our success. Tak care.

[renewedhope 4]

Pamela,

How are things going. Getting a little nervous here. Surgery is Wednesday. I am so ready for the surgery part to be over.

[georgia girl 35]

Renewedhope,

Things are going great for me. I lost a little more weight this week bringing my total to -35lbs now.:whoo: I am so excited for you. I was nervous about my surgery too but now i wonder why, because everything went so smooth for me. You'll be sore for a while but it was not nearly as bad as i expected it to be. Good luck and don't worry about the surgery, just think about how healthy you're going to be in the months to come. Hopefully the weight loss will help us both with the PCOS side effects. I am so ready just to feel normal again. God bless!

[slimshady 0]

I am a patient of Dr. Steinberg and was approved on October 15th 2007. The insurance took about 30 days, I have Blue Cross you should start making your medical appointments if you want this to be smooth and quick

[georgia girl 35]

Renewedhope,

Just checking to see how surgery went. How are you doing?

Pamela

[SpeechPath 0]

i got my band on Oct. 18th and I am doing great. Having trouble figuring out how much to ea, overall I am doing well. Still a little sore though!

[sghatl 2]

congrats on your surgery, Speechpath.

Glad to hear you are doing well. I hope I will do so in December.

[georgia girl 35]

Hi Speechpath!

Congratulations!!!! Glad you're doing well. As far as the eating goes, it's trial by error. Just eat very slow and chew well. Good luck and God bless!!

Pamela

[SpeechPath 0]

Thanks! I am hoping to lose all my weight! i can't wait!!

[renewedhope 4]

Just got home. I am doing well. Had to stay a few hours because my O2 saturation was a little low. Not surpirising since I have sleep apnea. I am sore, but doing well. No nausea so far. I am fixing to lay down. I will post more when I get up. Thanks for all the prayers. Please continue to pray for quick recovery.

Amy