Hi, glad to meet you all

I have been snooping around this board for a week now so I thought I would pop in and say hi. I am in the beginning of the process for surgery.  I have picked a Doctor.  I have Dr. Broussard.  I did the seminar and my first appt.  I have to say it wasn't anything like I thought.  I have to have so many test before they will even do the surgery.  My mind knows this is all good and well but my heart was so set on this immediately.  I feel so so frustrated right now.  I am also having to wait for my insurance approval and not sure how that will turn out.  It may be that they make me wait for 6 months or longer anyways.  I have called them 4 times and had 4 different answers.  They all say it is covered but no straight answer on what qualifies for surgery.  So I wait as patiently as i know how and that isn't good for me.  lol. I want to thank all of you who take the time to answer questions because I have received so much good information from this board.  I will continue to creep around and maybe even post from time to time.  By the way, if you have empire bcbs, let me know how that panned out for you. Thanks

it takes awhile to get the surgery depending on ins. ect. dont worry about the test they go quickly.

Welcome to the OK boards and hang in there. 

Welcome to Oklahoma OH! This journey you have started sometimes is slow and at other times it takes off like a rocket! Good luck and remember you have folks here that care! Pattye

Welcome! Wls is often a several months long game of "hurry up and wait" but is well worth it. I look forward to getting to know you. Daph

Welcome.  It definitely is a waiting game as some have mentioned.  Just try to be patient and if you need to scream out we are hear to listen and not judge. 

Welcome to the board!  The road to WLS can be tough at times, but it is so worth it.

Glad you joined us. I had to wait 6 months before my RNY. I thought it would never get here. Looking back now I'm glad I had that extra time to learn everything I could about my new journey. best of Luck.

Thanks for all the encouragement. 

Welcome.  Enjoy the ride - it is definately an up and down roller coaster ride.  I also had to do a 6 mos pre-cert diet.  If anything at all the different tests and days of phone calls kept the 6 months from being FAR from boring.