Approval

I GOT APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!! The nurse from the surgeons office just called me and told me. Talk about fast turn around. They submitted the info on Monday Feb 25th and heard abck today. That is crazy. At first I wasn't sure what she was going to say b/c she sounded kind of weird, she sounded sad, maybe she was just trying to fool me. She said she was worried that I wouldn't get approved because I didn't see my doctor every month for 6 months and she said peopl in the office said "oh there is no way she will get approved with that info" Well HA! I kept trying to tell them, I called my insurance 150000 times to verify what I needed to do, I had the actual policy with me all of the time and read and re-read it all the time to make sure I was reading it correctly, I knew what I was talking about! I am so excited, but now it is REAL. My co-worker just said "it has always been real" and I said not in my mind it wasn't. But now it is REAL! I have lost 11.4 of the 25 pounds I need to lose so now I have to real do this. I have been slacking A LOT because I was waiting for the approval. So I have until March 12th to lose it. I am really going to work hard to do it! I can't believe it! Rose

Yipppppeeeeeeeeee  CONGRATS on getting approved.......I hope all goes well keep us posted...... Hugs Marsha

Rose, Congratulations on your approval, it's exciting!  I remember when I was approved and I was excited and like you said, then I realized this was really real.  It's kinda weird how that happens.  Do you know when you might find out about your surgery date?  Wishing you the best and look forward to seeing how everything progresses. Erika

Yeah I alrady have my surgery date, it is March 19th. I have until March 12th , a week before to surgery, to get the 14 pounds off. If I don' have it off by then, they will put me on a liquid diet. 

AWESOME  Congrats! March 12th?  YOU CAN do it!!  You go girl!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!  This is always so exciting.  I'm sure you will lose the rest of the weight and keep us posted and let us know how it's going.  YEAH you!

Congrats on the approval and date! It'll be here before you know it! Best wishes!

A) CONGRATULATIONS!!!!  That's exciting - what a QUICK approval!  (If you called them 150000 times, maybe they just wanted to pass you through FAST to prevent 150000 MORE calls!!?!!) B) IMHO, the best way for you to lose 13.6 lbs between now and March 12th would be to put yourself on a strict liquid diet!  I know, nobody looks forward to a LD, but it would be GREAT prep for your post-op "diet", and if you were truly strict with yourself, you'd almost CERTAINLY drop the pounds in those days!  I lost 14 in 10 days, most people do somewhere in that neighborhood for their LD.  GO FOR IT!!!  Dr. I. will know you mean business!!!

That is a good idea. That is kind of what I was thinking about doing. I just don't think I will be able to do it, if I am not really strict and I knowing doing a strict LD would really help me get if off. So I think that is what I am going to do. Thanks!

Congratulations!! That is great news!! I agree 100% with Darla...you should put tourself on a liquid diet and prove to them that you are really serious about losing the required weight. I lost 20 pounds on my two week LD and felt wonderful! Good luck.....connie d