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Me too.....What hospital? I will be in University General.

wow me too , University General Dr. Garth Davis:thumbup:

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wow me too , University General Dr. Garth Davis:thumbup:

Too cool! I have to be there at 9a. I figure we will all be lined up after being prepped. It will be a long day if he doesn't get to me till the early afternoon. I hope they will give me some "HAPPY JUICE". I drank the Isopure this evening and it did pick me up. I drank some Gatorade too. I have my liquid Tylenol, chewable Pepcid, and Gax X Tabs. Oh, and some Listerine Tabs. I am good to GO!:embaressed_smile:

May God Bless You!

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Off to surgery shortly. I'm scheduled for 10:30 and have to be there at 7:00am. Feeling a little nervous, but trying not to think of it. Hope to have good news tomorrow!

Good luck to everyone else going today!

Alysa

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Good-Luck to all my fellow July Butterflies. I'm 10 days post-op and doing OK. My best wishes are with everyone! :biggrin2:

ote=eyespy;922486]Off to surgery shortly. I'm scheduled for 10:30 and have to be there at 7:00am. Feeling a little nervous, but trying not to think of it. Hope to have good news tomorrow!

Good luck to everyone else going today!

Alysa

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Good luck to all the butterflies going in today!!! :frown:

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Well f*ck. Had my preop consult today and my surgery date is now not until August 7. The nurse who told me it would be on July 24 didn't actually put me on the schedule, the doctor is on vacation the last week of the month, and only does surgeries on Thursdays.

I'm so depressed. I've been doing the whole pre-op diet thing and have lost 9 lbs in the last 2-3 weeks; now I feel like saying screw it.

To top it off, my doctor will be "out of network" as of July 31, so I'm afraid, even tho insurance has approved the surgery, that I'm not going to be fully covered.

Serious drag here, folks.

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hi all i got the call this am that my stuff is off to bcbs michigan,should take a month to hear back,she told me because she had to mail my stuff in,no fax will they take.so crossing my fingers that it will be yes and hopefully i have a date in august@@@@ gl all:lol:

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Lisa B, so so sorry to hear that, I know that must really suck. But please don't give up. Just hang in there you've already come this far.

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LisaB, I'm so sorry! That really stinks, to put it nicely. I'm thinking that if you can't get in be the end of the month, you are going to need to find a new surgeon. But check with your insurance company about this. All of your paperwork should transfer, I would think, with the possible exception of lab work that expires in 30 days and that kind of thing.

Good luck! Hope you can get a cancellation or something.

Don't let this make you dive into the refrigerator! food won't make this better, but it will make you feel worse about yourself.

Orea

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Thanks, ladies, for the kind words. I managed to keep my "I'm PO'd" eating to two rows of rice crackers, but boy do I feel like camping out in front of the TV tonight with a glass of wine and a couple of slices of pizza!

Ah well, tomorrow is another day. And I'll move myself over to the August banders thread. :blush:

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Lisa, that really sucks, but don't let it get you down. I would certainly inquire about the doctor being out of network, however. They could schedule you with someone that perhaps is in your network. I would call the ins. and ask.

I went to my post op today. I had lost 21.38 lbs since I was there 2 weeks ago! My BMI was down 4 pts! The Doctor hugged me! Told me I must be a very determined lady. I said, "You think?". I have one week left on Optifast before surgery on the 22nd. I actually ate a sandwich went I got home, as it will be the last one for a long time. Back to the shakes tonight!:cool2:

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Lisa B, I'm so sorry. My insurance changed July 15th and I know how that feels having to find new providers. Hang in there and let us know what you find out from your insurance co.

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Updated July Butterflies

1 wsw27

1 tillydog

1 doedoe1961

1 staylucid

1 mygirlayanna

1 eisermanr7

1 rdk211

1 Mrs J.J

2 minidriver

2 slim2be

2 BethO

2 mrsgriffin2u

2 trudeip

2 Barbiek

2 annabella

2 SanDiegoSusan

2 anita reyna

2 jjenkins2411

2 Hollins2003

3 BigBander

3 scoutmama

3 2GoodDogs

3 kimlam

3 dazzle1

3 kandyss

4 joiful

7 ginnyc

7 AmyWA

7 Redheada

7 Busybee

7 Barb12590

7 clusk

7 boxerlover7

8 blaze 21

8 Louisville Lesa

8 zeama

8 cinda

8 JaJeanne

8 innwtitdtity

8 knd

8 Dtobe175ish

8 colacoca

8 Mommy,ArmyWife

8 caybachman

8 LibbyS

8 sallen21

9 Sarv

9 MarylandMommy

9 siouxsie Sioux

9 Rivieramaya05

9 lalaredd

9 flowers

9 kmorrow27

9 AliNSanDiego

9 j holm07

10 sallen21

10 Goobe

10 2Blite4life

10 melmel

10 Fancy Nancy

10 vannie

10 77Shell

10 wstone

10 mac281

11 falloons

11 melallot

11 lbevilacqua

11 debbles

13 OvrLvl

14 MaidMarion

14 Chellets

14 pbpunisher

14 mrsjones0728

15 Fearless55

15 Flowerpurr

15 pschmolle

15 perfectforme

15 azoreangal

15 Melody2006

16 eyespy

16 lisainbohemia

16 lotzasunshine

16 SciTeach

16 lynlynkr

16 michkor

16 jomomma

16 Charlene K

16 nanaislosingit

16 aclubb

16 GBear

16 JackieK

16 Lalion

17 3m’smom

17 tnag86

17 ocbreeze4u

18 toogoode4u

18 CapitolChick

18 azbanded

18 PDXBandster

18 Livingwell

18 MyMeshelle

18 debsta

21 clayverde

21 PennyLane

21 g p anderson (and dad)

22 TeriVA

22 kimaly

22 lleighton5

22 Choromom

22 annesan

22 moocatschade

22 Maudie

22 lmbmkm

22 thatDEgirl

23 BABOOMER

23 shellbell99

23 Ellie’s mom

23 Tadpole

23 SLIM SLY

23 mrslbs

24 nyllrap

24 linksmom

24 lisadental

24 frypan

24 getthin

24 Lisa B

24 MeganMatters

25 Kiki220

25 Nachtigall

25 losing it!

25 countrygirl0767

25 afw

25 new2me

28 splfrd

28 mamanmidwife

28 vonnegutk

28 Dalene

28 BeverlyDiane

29 Cherub

29 Jersey Boy

29 zillyanne

29 mickey123

30 orea15

30 angie61

30 mich

30 ebvillal

31 healthysue

31 skinnyme52

31 Banditmel

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Attempting to change my band date again...

Updated July Butterflies

1 wsw27

1 tillydog

1 doedoe1961

1 staylucid

1 mygirlayanna

1 eisermanr7

1 rdk211

1 Mrs J.J

2 minidriver

2 slim2be

2 BethO

2 mrsgriffin2u

2 trudeip

2 Barbiek

2 annabella

2 SanDiegoSusan

2 anita reyna

2 jjenkins2411

2 Hollins2003

3 BigBander

3 scoutmama

3 2GoodDogs

3 kimlam

3 dazzle1

3 kandyss

4 joiful

7 ginnyc

7 AmyWA

7 Redheada

7 Busybee

7 Barb12590

7 clusk

7 boxerlover7

8 blaze 21

8 Louisville Lesa

8 zeama

8 cinda

8 JaJeanne

8 innwtitdtity

8 knd

8 Dtobe175ish

8 colacoca

8 Mommy,ArmyWife

8 caybachman

8 LibbyS

8 sallen21

9 Sarv

9 MarylandMommy

9 siouxsie Sioux

9 Rivieramaya05

9 lalaredd

9 flowers

9 kmorrow27

9 AliNSanDiego

9 j holm07

10 sallen21

10 Goobe

10 2Blite4life

10 melmel

10 Fancy Nancy

10 vannie

10 77Shell

10 wstone

10 mac281

11 falloons

11 melallot

11 lbevilacqua

11 debbles

13 OvrLvl

14 MaidMarion

14 Chellets

14 pbpunisher

14 mrsjones0728

15 Fearless55

15 Flowerpurr

15 pschmolle

15 perfectforme

15 azoreangal

15 Melody2006

16 eyespy

16 lisainbohemia

16 lotzasunshine

16 SciTeach

16 lynlynkr

16 michkor

16 jomomma

16 Charlene K

16 nanaislosingit

16 aclubb

16 GBear

16 JackieK

16 Lalion

17 3m’smom

17 tnag86

17 ocbreeze4u

18 toogoode4u

18 CapitolChick

18 azbanded

18 PDXBandster

18 Livingwell

18 MyMeshelle

18 debsta

21 clayverde

21 PennyLane

21 g p anderson (and dad)

22 TeriVA

22 kimaly

22 lleighton5

22 Choromom

22 annesan

22 moocatschade

22 Maudie

22 lmbmkm

23 BABOOMER

23 shellbell99

23 Ellie’s mom

23 Tadpole

23 SLIM SLY

23 mrslbs

24 nyllrap

24 linksmom

24 lisadental

24 frypan

24 getthin

24 Lisa B

24 MeganMatters

25 Kiki220

25 Nachtigall

25 losing it!

25 countrygirl0767

25 afw

25 new2me

25 thatDEgirl

28 splfrd

28 mamanmidwife

28 vonnegutk

28 Dalene

28 BeverlyDiane

29 Cherub

29 Jersey Boy

29 zillyanne

29 mickey123

30 orea15

30 angie61

30 mich

30 ebvillal

31 healthysue

31 skinnyme52

31 Banditmel

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