I am freakin' out. They took forever to submit it to insurance and in 2 days I got approved! WOW! (I am just excited, not bragging)

I have an appointment on Tuesday to meet with the Dr. and my wonderful husband thinks I will be getting surgery the first part of FEB!

OMG

What do I do next?

Congrats on appoval!!!! Sure hope mine goes that fast. Who do you have and what state? :-)

Get ready for a great new healthy life!!!! How exciting for you. I was banded on 10/29 and have lost 34 pounds - it's amazing how much different you feel. Finally after fill #3, I have AWESOME restriction (sometimes maybe a little too much) Research, research, research - that is my best recommendation. If you have a question, most certainly it has been posted here somewhere. The search option on this site is awesome to help find answers to your questions. The important thing to remember is that all surgeons are different in their requirements regarding pre and post op diets, fills, etc so be sure to follow what your doc recommends.

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!

Robin

How exciting!

Write a list of every single thing you can think of that you want answers too. Even if you think it is a dumb question!

Your on the journey of a lifetime! ENJOY!

CONGRATS on the approval that is WONDERFUL!! Keep us posted!

Kristin: So I am just curious (i.e. you replied to my post below) is your insurance company going to cover the fills, etc. Do they give you benefits in writing on what they will/will not cover? )

Hi Kristin,

Spend a lot of time reading posts here, that is how I prepared myself for the unknown. I felt more in control when I knew what was coming.

My Surgeon said when he came to see me 30mins prior to surgery "are you ready to have a second birthday?" The 15th Jan is forever going to be a special day for me,

Good luck,

Jen

Shelly,

every insurance is different. Most insurance does not cover the fills. But, they will the office visit. My dr. will not even bill the fill appointments. So he said I could. My insurance will cover the appointment, fluroscope, needles and saline, but not the procedure. Crazy i know. They give you this wonderful tool , but won't help you use it! I am just going to submit them to my insurance and get what I can. My dr. does not charge alot for fill about $100 and he is trying to do them in the office instead of Hospital so he thinks they should go down to about $70. I am OK with that. It is one of those things. I thought I would just save the money from McDonalds and use it for the fills . lol

And yea they will send everything in writing.

Thanks Kristin! I appreciate all of your good info. Since I am still new to all of this every little bit of info helps. I had no idea how much fills cost. You are right on using the McDonalds money for fills!! LOL or the profit from selling all of our bigger clothing!! YEY!