DH and I are waiting and working for approval to be banded in March. Anyone else?:ranger:

I finished the last of my insurance required Dr/Nut/Excercise appointments last week and the final paperwork is being submitted to Aetna tomorrow. I'm crossing my fingers and toes that they will approve quickly but the patient coordinator says Aetna is the slowest company to respond so it may be 3 to 4 weeks before I get an answer. If they take too long, it might be April before I can be banded. :wink2:

I know how frustrating the wait can be, if it makes you feel any better you do not have the slowest insurance. I do My Anthem bc/bs takes from 4 to 6 weeks and the coordinator let me know right off to expect the full 6 weeks if not a bit longer..

Cathy

Has anyone tried any other shakes? I don't want to do Slimfast, as I think it's overpriced & I've never had luck using it, even when I used it faithfully. I need low-carb & low-sugar. I saw another one that I'd like to try, called Syntrax nectar. Has anyone heard of or tried it?

I've tried:

Adkins low in carbs but it is high in fat(6gm).

Body fortress (walmart)is good I add the van to coffee in the am for Breakfast.

Focus 28 they have ready to drink shakes, fruit flavors, choc & van, but what I like are the Soups.

powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury has choc, van, chicken Soup and the best unflavored that can be added to anything to add Protein.

The last two are on the net.

It's good to have sweet and savory ways to get your protein so you don't get bored.

I'm down a few more lbs and hope to lose 5 more before the surgery. The nutritionist calls it behavior modification.

Welcome new comers to the March banders!!

I'm waiting and it will, hopefully, be in March.

BTW, what does DH mean?

DH means Dear Husband:tt1:

Welcome!!

Hi! I also hope to be banded in March. I have my last visit with the dietician Feb. 25th and I have already completed all tests. Just hoping my insurance, which is CareFirst BCBS, is quick with their approval. My deductible starts over April 1st and I would love to get this done before then. Good luck to all of you. I look forward to all of your updates.

I had my last dr appt on friday the surgeons office sent in the paper work on monday morning to insurance and by 3:00 tuesday I was approved. I have to call tomorrow to get my date and see what other fun things I need to do. I bought a bunch of the unjury protien drinks sure hope I find something that I like.

Wow! I hope mine goes as smoothly, Scrappy Friend. I have my final appointments with the exercise physiologist, PA, and dietician, as well as my stress test, blood labs, and psych evaluation TOMORROW!

Everybody. please send out a prayer and/or cross your fingers for me.

Let me know how you like the Unjury.

Here's my update: I finally got my approval from the insurance this morning, have been drinking SlimFast and having small meals since last Wednesday, am down to just 1 Dr. Pepper a day. Still haven't plugged in that treadmill in the garage yet, but it's on my "To Do - Eventually" list.

So after talking to the insurance company this morning, I put a call in to the coordinator at the Dr.'s office to see what's next and am still waiting for a call back. The way my luck's been going, she's probably on vacation for the rest of the month! But if I haven't heard from her by the time I come back from lunch (just running errands with SlimFast in hand, no eating!), I'm going to give the main office a call and see what I can find out.

Soon to be a Bandster! WooHoo!

WOW!!!! We're on a roll this week with approvals! :tongue2: I guess since the holidays are over folks are getting back to work at the insurance companies. Now, I have a question. Are you a mom with 7 children or are you like a "007" secret agent mom?

Secret Agent Mom, right on! I do have 3 kids of my own plus 3 step children, 1 that lives with us, so 4 total at home.

My son, who is turning 14 next week *faint* (I'm not that old) hates that 007 thing! :tongue2:

I have tried the choclote unjury and it isn't to bad. I also have some of the unflavored to try out. So far the choclote has been the best of the protien drinks I have tried.

March 17 St. pats day. I'll have to wear green that day. I go in March 3rd for my pre op and get to start the 2 week diet that day. oh lucky me. My friend said its like being in jail and only having bread and water minus the bread.

I had to reschedule my stress test, so I'm waiting at least until after I complete that Friday afternoon. I'm on the 2 meals/2 shakes program for now.

I am being banded on March 3rd and wanted to tell people to try Medifast shakes and bars. Very low carb and I think they have a good taste- I especially like the oatmeal raisin bars.

They are Meal Replacement products so they have all the Vitamins and stuff you need. I did really well with Medifast .... until I didn't!:biggrin2: Too much hunger.

I'm going to try doing Medifast again with the band in place. I'm hoping having less hunger because of the band will be the trick to succeeding.

Good luck to all the March Bandsters!:biggrin:

Sadie