OMG, I'm so excited right now! I'm officially a future January Bandster!!!! YAYAYAYAYAY!

:whoo:Congratulations.:whoo:

I am still in the process of getting approved. How long did it take to get your insurance to approve you?

Thank you!

I went to my consultation Dec. 3, so it took about a week and a half to get approval. Good luck with your approval too!!!!!

Congratulations!!!:clap2::whoo:

I'm so happy for you...congrats!!!

Can I ask what insurance you have?

Thanks ya'll! :whoo: I'm still so excited, I want to tell everybody...lol

Baby Ruth, I have United Healthcare Choice Plus.

Nice Job Amber,

from what I have read UHC is a hard one to approve...you must have a good plan.

I have BCBS...I just finished all my preop requirements I am waiting for the coordinator to coordinate(lol) and submit to the insurance....but I am shaking in my pants already...

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I have UHC Choice Plus too and was approved within 48 hours. With my plan, I only had to have a BMI of 40. If you don't have that, then it may take a little longer for them to "check out" your co-morbidities. From what I've seen and read, UHC is one of the easiest to get approved from. Best of luck to you!

I've never done chats before so I hope I am doing this right. You are my very first chat.

I too was just approved and they told my insurance company the surgery date will be the January 28, 2008 also but that was just to give them an answer. I am meeting with my doctor on the 20th of this month to work out an actual schedule which may be January 15th.

I felt like I just won the lottery when they called me to tell me I was approved.

I was so excited yesterday...today however I am starting to freak out. As I started researching post-op diets for the do's and dont's, I am realizing just what a food addict I really am. Not a dessert addict, a food/savory overeatting at every meal addict. (deep breath...okay ) I'm not going to ramble on and on, at least not right away. I just wanted to say congratulations and I am proud to be a January 2008 bandster.

-Anthony

Thanks again everybody and Congrats to you too Anthony! :scared:

Wow another person!! Anthony where in NY are you? Who is your doctor?

Wow another person!! Anthony where in NY are you? Who is your doctor?

I live in the East Village in Manhattan. My doctor is Dr. Roslin at Lennox Hill.

I live in the East Village in Manhattan. My doctor is Dr. Roslin at Lennox Hill.

I am in Brooklyn and having surgery with Dr. Ren at NYU. Good luck with getting your date.

I agree with you about being a food addict, when I first got my date of New Years Eve, I was upset that I would be on a liquid diet through all the parties and Christmas Eve, Christmas Day. What I failed to realize is that its the food that I would miss, not the people, I could still go and enjoy the company, just not eat the same things.

Dec. 31 with Dr Ren? Me to. Would love to have support.

Just found out from my Oxford rep, (I am the Benefits Administrator for my company) that I was approved on December 13.

Imb316, I am waiting to get the time. I am supposed to be very early in the day, like the first one of the day, but haven't heard yet.

I am also making sure to bring my cell phone, and screw the no cell phone policy in hospitals, so I am with my friends and family when the ball drops. Hopefully will be in a room where someone isn't going to mind me being on the phone at midnight. I also need to have a tv in there.

Did you start your liquids today? I was originally scheduled for January 21, which is why I am in this group.