what a day...approved after losing some hope with a date too

I could cry...I'm so shocked and filled with different emotions.

I started off the day with the insurance coordinator telling my my case was still under review and she had no idea now when it would be done. She said it should've been done by now.

Then since I was kind of bummed I decide to take a nap, plus I was super tired. Full cpap mask and all. Well I get a call and usually I don't answer the phone while I'm wearing the cpap because I haven't figured out how to get it off fast enough to talk, but I answer while wearing it...don't know how the nurse heard me lol. She tells me everything went through and I was approved! then she dropped the bomb on me...surgery June 1st!

JUNE 1ST!

do you know how close June 1st is!?! I was expecting July. I'm supposed to be having a big BBQ May 30! guess it will be a get ready for surgery party and while everyone else is eating their burgers I'll be drinking my protein shake lol.

I went on the main forum, haven't posted there yet, and someone else just got a date of June 1st so maybe I already have a surgery buddy.

This is so overwhelming!

Okay take a deep breath and put this in prespective. Please don't take this the wrong way but do not think of this surgery as being deprived of food. I know June 1st is right around the corner and it seems faster then you expected but you have to put things in prespective you are considering this surgery to be healthy and if that means sipping a protein shake on May 30th then so be it. Please get used to the big changes you are about to embark on for the rest of your life. Your life is about to get better and look you just got approved. I had to jump thru the hoops for almost 18 months before Aetna would approve me and I still ended up paying $2.500 out of my own pocket since Barix the clinic I wanted to go to was out of network. Still worth every penny if you ask me and I was in good hands with my surgeon. I hope this helps but what you are experiencing about being overwhelmed is completely normal. You will have tons of emotions from now until the day of the surgery and please post often we will try to help when we can. Until then take care.

thanks for the words of encouragement. my fiance actually said we should consider canceling the picnic, but I told him there was no reason to. while I won't be able to eat with everyone I will still be able to socialize and I have to learn that celebrations and parties don't equal food. I was just mentioning the protein shake because I'm sure by the end of that week I'm going to be starving...but like you said it's worth it. I'm sure I'll be here posting like crazy getting ready and afterwards too. probably during even...the hospital has wireless internet and I know a few people who have taken their computers with them so if I'm not too out of it or busy walking I'm going to be using it.

congrats onthe approval!  I had a pre=op today and I am going for 6/8.

stay positive

thanks for the congrats! can't wait for both of us to get on the losers bench!

congrats it will all be ok

thank you. I'm mostly excited. during my supervised diet/waiting period I had a lot of bad scary thoughts about it, but after a few support group meetings and talking to people on here I became more comfortable. I won't lie the thoughts still pop in my head from time to time, but I know I'm doing this to improve my life and it's necessary. this tool will finally help me do something I haven't been able to do on my own.

Congrats!!  If you have any questions let me know! June 1st is a little over 2 weeks away!  6 weeks after my procedure.  I also have to go to work that day!

Good luck!

thanks...I'm sure I'll have questions lol. I appreciate your support.

June first IS close - but good for you!!!  congrats congrats congrats!!!!!!!!