I got my long awaited call today, Your Approved and as soon as I heard the words, I immediately felt scared, anxious and a whole host of other emotions. I have been trying to sort through them all day.

I got my long awaited call today, Your Approved and as soon as I heard the words, I immediately felt scared, anxious and a whole host of other emotions. I have been trying to sort through them all day.

i know how u feeling i just got approved today...and i keep asking myself if this is for real?...and i keep looking at myself in the mirror telling myself i will not be the same 6 months from now....now that i got my approved call....im really preparing my mind for this...im gonna really start slightly getting a head start on my pre op diet...which does alow me to eat solids, and lean meats and fish....just extremely small amounts...so lets go ahead and get to it rmanns00!!

Congratulations to the both of you!

I say congrats to you both! I am ALMOST to that stage... waiting on the "call"...... and the flutters are already here,,, I think that is normal..... best of luck!

lmj

congraut to the both of you, still waiting on my stuff:lol:

Congrats!! I sure hope and pray I'm saying the same thing in a few weeks!! I'm scared, anxious and all that stuff but I know I can feel and look a whole bunch healthier in a year or so, so that is what I'm focusing on..... I can do anything it takes, as long as I know I have a tool that will help me be successful for the long haul. Best of luck to you all!!

thanks for the wishes ladies....and i was just like you all...i soo knew i was going to be declined...but i really believe it has alot to do with the staff that are working for you...luckily the people i worked with knew how to handle my case and many other's b/c insurance paid procedures bring more money to them...so if i was the doc's office i would do whatever i could to get patients approved to make money for the doc office...Make sure before they submit it off they run everything by you on what they are about to fax over...tell the people who submit to call u with the reference and or auth# so that you call and blow up the insurance company on your own..etc...when ur people say they submitted wait like 3 hours after and call ur insurance company and verify they rcvd...ya know stay on top of stuff..

When i spke with the lady at aetna for my emloyer's group she made it seem like they dont even really go over my charts to see what i was eating and if i was practicing exercising...she made it seem like all they really look at was the consultation bmi, past two years bmi, and if u have tried to loose weight before...and a summarization from either ur pcp/nurse practitioner or surgeon, stating why or if u need bariatric surgery...my NP from the diagnostic center i went to knew how to word things and make her summaries very convincing...

:blink:I am so glad to have found you guys!!! I just got my approval letter and am feeling the same things. I started this journey a year ago and was denied by my insurance July 2008. I had several setbacks (Losing my younger brother in April and my Mom in July) which caused me to drop the the whole thing.

Two weeks ago, I called my doctor's office and they filed an appeal ... Today I get an approval letter in the mail. I'm excited, scared, undecided, nervous , etc ... I know my life as I know it is about to change, but pray it is worth it.