:thumbup: I thought I had done my 6 months.. come to fnd out it is only 5 and I am on Medicare and Medicaid in Iowa. Medicare would approve now but Medicaid requires 6 mo dr supervised diet. NOW they get my notes from family dr who has about 2 lines per visit and says it may not be enough and may have to start all over but I have to see him once more in April to submit notes to insurance. I am SOOOOO frustrated at this point. I had start the surgeions pre diet and lost 9 pounds in 2 weeksd and a total of 16 over the last 5 months but basically gave up this past week out of frustration and stress. I am so ready for this but kow I cant lose the weight without the band as a tool. I also have pre diabetes, fatty liver in the past Mutilple Sclerosis and Fibromyalgia. Feeling really down lately and worried that I will have spent all this time in vain. Thanks for letting me vent. This site has been an inspiration to me.

I can only tell you what my BFF told me and that was..."Don't give up! Keep doing whatever you have to do to have the surgery. No matter what." :smile:

I have set myself back 5 weeks thus far cuz I started my exercise program 2 weeks late, then my car was out of commission for 2 weeks, then I found out I only have to go once a week for insurance instead of the 2 I was doing of supervised exercise so I skipped Tue and then we had a blizzard on Thur. So another week went by. If that's not bad enough the money I saved from tax returns for my surgery I have had to use since I have been unable to find a job for 2 months. GRRRRR!!!!!! :thumbup:

Sorry, didn't mean to take away from your frustrations. Jumping thru the hoops is a means of perseverence. If we really want it we will persevere!! Ooo, that sounds like a good phrase to put in my signature! LOL :w00t:

Good Luck! You will PERSEVERE!! :eek: