Jan 8 is my date!

How long are you required to stay in the hospital?

4 days

Which surgery did you get?

I’ve been talking to my friends here and with their sleeve they only had to stay in the hospital for one day. Hoping that’s it for me as well. I need to get back to work ASAP.

I'm in KY too. Lexington area. Working on having revision from lap-band to sleeve. I have my lap-band out on Feb 5th....then I have to wait 3 or 6 months for revision. I'm a little confused about what the Surgeons office said about it but I'll hopefully get more clear information soon.

Quick update. I have had lots of nausea and gas. The drainage tube gave me fits but it came out today. Feeling better lots of sleeping, walking, and popsicles. Hanging in there but it has been tough.

I’m in Kentucky, Lexington actually. I just had my last appointment to have everything submitted for insurance approval. I’m waiting on pins and needles

Good luck Vernb04! Which surgery are you going to have? I'm in the process of getting approval for revision from lap-band to sleeve. My surgeon won't do them at the same time. I have my band out on Feb 5th and hopefully I will have the sleeve around 3 months after (pending insurance approval). Good luck to you!!

J_Mkay, I’m hoping to have the sleeve. I say hoping because I’m still waiting on insurance approval.

I hear ya. I'm starting the process for insurance approval for the revision I hope it's smooth sailing with them. So far I've not had any issues with my insurance (knock on wood). They approved the band removal pretty quickly. I hope this approval process goes smoothly too.

Wish me luck! Documents went to insurance today, tentative surgery date is Feb. 19th. So excited, but also a wee bit nervous too.

I went to my first appointment yesterday. They said for me it’s going to be all about maintaining my current weight before surgery. If I lose more than 5 pounds, my insurance won’t approve because my BMI will be under 40.

They are sending me to have a sleep apnea test done though. I’m always tired and my husband has said I’ve become a loud snorer. If I would happen to have sleep apnea, the weight worry wouldn’t be so bad.

Here’s to hoping I can maintain my weight and not go under those five pounds.

I went to my new primary care physician last week and she getting me a referral for bariatric surgery and is going to get me tested for sleep apnea. Tomorrow I have a physical exam. I don't know how long it will take to see a surgeon, and am unsure about my insurance requirements. I keep on getting different answers, sometimes they say a BMI over 40 is all I need, sometimes they say a BMI over 35 plus a comorbidity. I also get different answers on whether the 6 month supervised diet is required. I hope once I get in to see the surgeon that I can talk with their insurance people and they can contact my insurance and get something in writing about the requirements.

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3 minutes ago, AK37 said:

I went to my new primary care physician last week and she getting me a referral for bariatric surgery and is going to get me tested for sleep apnea. Tomorrow I have a physical exam. I don't know how long it will take to see a surgeon, and am unsure about my insurance requirements. I keep on getting different answers, sometimes they say a BMI over 40 is all I need, sometimes they say a BMI over 35 plus a comorbidity. I also get different answers on whether the 6 month supervised diet is required. I hope once I get in to see the surgeon that I can talk with their insurance people and they can contact my insurance and get something in writing about the requirements.

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You should be able to contact your insurance and ask for them to send you the requirements. I ended up doing this because of some confusion between the surgeon's office and my insurance, and had no problem at all getting them to send me the information.

I've tried that, multiple times. BCBS makes excuses and won't send me the information. They have their medical policy online but said it's different for me because I have Medicare, Medicare tells me the same thing. It has been a headache.

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