Insurance Approved!!

YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally called insurance today to see if there was any word. I feel like it was submitted about 2 weeks ago, and I was going to call on Friday, but chickened out. Today was my lucky day! I'm approved for Lap band!! The surgeon's office doesn't have the letter yet. They said the nurse would call me when she got the letter, but I could go ahead and make an appt for cardiac clearance. My PCP is setting that up for me. Yea!!

Congratulations! That is awesome news! I cant wait to hear the same thing  Let us know what your date is when you find out!!!  Way to Go! Katie

Thanks!! Actually rec'd the letter today. I'm going to call the surgeon's office tomorrow and see if they have it yet so I can find some things out. Scheduled for Stress test on August 21!

Congratulations!!!  It won't be long now!   See you at the support group meeting! JoDee

Thanks!! Tomorrow is my cardiac clearance appointment. no idea what that'll be like. Treadmill??  I can't wait til Sept 8!

I had to do the treadmill - good Lord, I thought I was going to die!  They injected me with this stuff and then I had to have this test, then do the treadmill, then have the test again.  It was a very expensive test!  Nuclear medicine!   How did it go for you? JoDee

Strangely enough, no treadmill! A bunch of questions, an EKG and an echocardiogram since I have high blood pressure. He said I'm clear! Just a small amount of buildup showing on the echo, but he said understandable for HBP and not a big risk. He's sending my clearance report on to Dr. Eibes office and my PCP. yippee!!

That's awesome!  Congratulations! You'll have to let me know when you get your surgery date! Take care!! JoDee