Dayton
Yeah, with the ds having more complications I'm betting they're wanting to start more people out with the sleeve unless they meet the ideal conditions, then if they don't get the results they're looking for they can always revise it to a ds later. Dr Teel actually said that it wasn't a procedure he'd perform on a member of his family.
I got insurance approval last year, but it was too late to get it done by Jan 1 and my employer switched insurers at the end of the year, so we had to run it by the new insurer too. Finally got that approval on Wednesday and now I'm just waiting for the scheduling nurse to call. Getting the actual approval freaked me out a little bit, suddenly it all seemed very real...