September 23 2003.Please pray for me.

Congrats ;0) I was denied also last friday,I made a phone call to my insurance well the good news is they approved me yesterday and my surgery is next Thursday..You will be in my thoughts ;0)

I guess I am one of the lucky ones it only took me 6 months to get my wls approved but my husbands Aetna denied me twice but his retired military Tricare has approved wls. It has been a roller coaster ride for a while I made up my mind over a year ago to do this life changing surgery(sounds like Dr. Phil) sorry. I'm real nerves and can't sleep. I want to call my pcp and ask for something to help me sleep. but I guess I will get alot of house work done before my children come home in oct. Don't ever give up hope

In a heartbeat! I was off work for six weeks, but could have returned after three. 9 months out my co-workers are shocked by my weight loss, especially those who only see me once or twice a year. People did not really notice the loss until about 50 lbs, at 85 lbs they react like I lost the weight overnight. I do not tell everone I had WLS, only those I feel need the information. I started exercising right away, with walking the halls at the hospital after surgery. I kept increasing the pace and distance from there to the full-fledged weight training program I am on now. The best thing about the surgery is the disappearance of all of my co-morbilities (back pain, knee pain). The worst thing is the scar--but I can live with it, I look at it as a small badge/trophie. I do not attend a support group, but still keep up with this site.

Hello Belinda, I know exactly how your feel, My surgery date is Mon.Sept 8th. I'm sooo excitrd I can't stand it. But in the same breath I scared of the unknown. Just keep focusing on the big picture. I wil say a prayer for you. I know everything is gonna be just fine.