I just found out that my insurance approved surgery!! I won't be able to have surgery until October because of my work schedule. Anyway, I really wasn't getting my hopes up in case insurance didn't approve it, but now it's real omg. I'm nervous and excited and would love someone to be buddies with through this. Any takers?

I'm 37. I have 4 kids (14, 11, 4 and 2) and I'm a teacher. I am starting with a BMI of 40 exactly with no comorbidities. Anyone out there with similar stats? Even different stats but you are having surgery in October? My date is 10/4.

Congrats on your approval!!! You’re almost on the loser’s bench.

I was already sleeved, but my revision will be Oct 19th.

Assuming insurance approves it, we have a set date of October 10. I'm 29 and a single parent of a 3 year old and I currently weight 252

Congrats to everyone who has been approved for October! It's exciting to read. :-)

On 09/06/2018 at 13:27, oct102018 said:

Assuming insurance approves it, we have a set date of October 10. I'm 29 and a single parent of a 3 year old and I currently weight 252

Single parent here too... going to be some logistics gymnastics to make it all work but I’m pretty determined :). Scheduled for Oct 18.

Having a dilemma that I hope you guys can help with. I’m currently scheduled for Oct 1 (yay!) last night my dad (who had a sleeve in 2011) called me and asked me to wait until after the new year... I’m so bummed. I wanted to have lost a good amount by then to start the new year off with a bang. His reasoning is that I’ll have to stay with him for a couple days post surgery (I live alone and he thinks I’ll need help — not sure on that one either) and he’s not ready. My brother is getting married the 22nd of Sept so it’s one thing after another. I told him I could see about moving the surgery a week or two but I really do not want to wait until next year.

What do you all think? Am I being selfish? He admits to being selfish about this but I’m so ready and looking forward to my date.. it’s been a good year in the making! What would you do?

From what i have read on this forum and the bariatric fb pages I am on, many people manage on their own after the surgery. You don't have to stay with your father...your choice I guess, but one thing to consider if you defer will you have go through the whole process of getting approved again plus re-do all the tests? If your insurance paid for these the first time round, would they pay the second time round?

Edited September 7, 20187 yr by 2shea

I’m having RNY not the sleeve, but I have surgery date 10/4/2018!

6 minutes ago, JennieJuniper said:

Having a dilemma that I hope you guys can help with. I’m currently scheduled for Oct 1 (yay!) last night my dad (who had a sleeve in 2011) called me and asked me to wait until after the new year... I’m so bummed. I wanted to have lost a good amount by then to start the new year off with a bang. His reasoning is that I’ll have to stay with him for a couple days post surgery (I live alone and he thinks I’ll need help — not sure on that one either) and he’s not ready. My brother is getting married the 22nd of Sept so it’s one thing after another. I told him I could see about moving the surgery a week or two but I really do not want to wait until next year.

What do you all think? Am I being selfish? He admits to being selfish about this but I’m so ready and looking forward to my date.. it’s been a good year in the making! What would you do?

That stinks. I can understand if he feels overwhelmed by everything going on in his life and I would certainly respect his feelings; however, if it was me, I would thank him for his willingness to assist me and express my gratitude and appreciation and then I would have surgery Oct.1 and go to my home. I would make sure I had whatever I need before I go in for the surgery, errands taken care of, if there are any bills that require me actually physically going to pay them (just in case you feel like you want to just be for a while. You will have gone through a lot, a lot of build up to get to this point, a lot of emotions and thoughts, I imagine you will want to spend a while processing and decompressing a bit afterwards. At least that's how I operate.), liquids stocked, protein stocked, whatever preparation looks like in your world, I would have it done and I would have surgery.

There are sooo many hoops that you have to jump through to get to this point that I wouldn't want to prolong it a day longer. There is also the issue of your insurance rolling over into your new deductible for next year (assuming it's not a self-pay surgery). I could go on and on, but the bottom line for me is that, I wouldn't think one way or another about who is being selfish or whether anyone is being selfish, nor would I in give too much thought to him asking me to wait until the new year, I just simply wouldn't wait until the new year. I would just explain to him that he knows it takes a lot to get to this point, I don't want to prolong it another minute, I do not want to walk into the new year racking up medical bills and new deductibles, etc. I would have my surgery. I hope it works out for you! Keep us posted.

On 9/5/2018 at 8:37 PM, GirlShrinking said:

Lol, congrats! I’ve been laying low with my progresss because of the same reason (of getting my hopes up) but today I got the call and I have my surgery date for 10/24 and my pre-op appointment is 10/4 .. I’m excited, nervous, and anxious. But I’m mentally and physically ready to get this done and over with so that I smash my goals and get my life back!

When do you start you pre-op diet?

I meet with my doctor for the pre-op appointment on this upcoming Wednesday. I think it should be shortly after that. What about you?

Hi There!

October 17th also! My BMI is 43, and my main comorbidity is severe sleep apnia. YAY, we've got this!

Looking forward to a healthier body and life ahead!

I'm 41 years old and also a 40 BMI. I won't be having surgery until November but I wanted to wish you luck on your upcoming surgery.

Ok... on the “lighter” side of things... just in case anyone was wondering... when you are having an ECG, if you push your spanx-like undergarment (addicted) down onto your hips and it’s all bunched up and really tight across your hips, it WILL interfere with your ECG receptors on your legs. (insert mortified face here). One step closer to being ready...

Another October 3rd here!

I can't wait! I'm slowly buying all the stuff I need - I even bought a Squatty Potty after reading on this forum about constipation and how much the SP helped. Trying to make sure I have enough protein shakes, stocking up on interesting spices to punch up bland food. I've got a food scale as well as a fancy new body scale that measures all sorts of things. I meet my surgeon again on September 11 and will find out if I go on a liver shrink diet or not and get all the last-minute instructions!

I'm a little sad about the surgery because I love to bake, and I will probably have to give that up for a while (which I know will be worth it, I won't regret it), so for my birthday in a few days my mom and I are going to bake a bunch of things we've always wanted to try to make... one last fun experiment since I've been very good with my pre-op diet.

Anyways, good luck everyone!

I am also hoping for an October date. Congratulations.

I'm scheduled for Oct 22