I got the best news!!!

Hello all!! Well since my surgeons office is closed today I called my insurance carrier to see what the status is. Guess what I AM APPROVED!!!!!!!!!! I was crying to the lady on the phone... but a happy cry!! It only took 4 days for approval...I am so excited I am shaking... Thank you all for the wonderful support. Hopefully my PCP wioll re-do my blood work as I am not menstrating now.. I was when they took the blood!! Charlene

yeah!! Congratulations on getting approved, everything else will go fast now.Dr. Bilof's office is real good about getting the ball rolling.

Hi Toni: It was nice to meet you on Friday!! I will follow up with Dominga 2morrow. The only test I have left is the upper Gi and of course my bloodwork needs to be good.. other than that I am good as gold!!

Congratulations, Charlene! I had Dr. Nusbaum, and the office was great getting my approval - I think 3 days after they faxed the paperwork over. I hope all goes well for you! Good luck! Anna

Hi Anna: I couldn't believe it was approved that fast. What a shock. I am so looking forward to joining the losing side and to regain my health and life!! Thank you Charlene

Congrats! Now, keep taking those IRON pills!!!! Angela

I will do that!! I can't wait I am nervous scared and excited at the same time.. I can't believe its almost here.. Thank you again!!

Charlene....omg...that is awesome!!! You're gonna be so happy you had the procedure done! I feel great (well, okay I now have bronchitis--but so glad it wasn't pheumonia) but really I feel great...I have so much energy (who knew 21 lbs would make a huge difference!) my incisions are healing really well. I can't wait to get back to my old weight, be no stopping me then!! Let us know when the big day is!!!! Take care, Barb

Thanks Barb!! I was at the meeting Friday night.. Sorry you weren't there... What a great group of people!! I will let you know when the date is for sure right now I am concentrating on finishing up my testing and blood work.. Upper GI on 10/16.. THen the PAT's.. then hope fully a date. Want to have beginning of december this way I can go on unemployment (owner says ok) til the middle of january!! Slow season Talk to you soon Charlene PS i quit

ugh i know, i was so sorry for missing the meeting...I had a prev committment to girl scouts and was gonna ask hubby to do it for me...but he has done so much for me I thought asking him to go to Girl Scouts would send him over the edge..lol. There is no way I am missing the Nov meeting!! Wow, your boss sounds great! Quitting smoking...yay!!!! I don't regret WLS for one second..not at all!! When I went to scouts, the troop leader was asking me about it, and there was a woman sitting there, and I looked at her and told her I had WLS...and she looked and smiled and said "Yeah me too"..she had RNY 2 yrs ago (plus a tummy tuck) she looks great.....WLS people are everywhere!!!!!! There is a girl in one of my classes who had it done too...only I told my professors and she didn't...lol. She is 1 month out, so we are WLS campus buddies. Which I am now thinking, since another classmate is in the process, that i might start a support system on campus..not like meetings really..just to let others know they are not alone, and then if I get good numbers, I will have the cafeteria add some fat free items to the menu. Sound like a plan?? Take care, Barb