Being nervous is normal, surgery is a big step.  My surgery was scheduled for the 19th and now I am told they need to reschedule it.................arrrrgh.  
The pre-op for me was easy, talk to the anesthesia, blood work and chest x-ray,....it is the waiting that is frustrating me.  I have had all my paperwork done since November.....arrrrgggghhhh.  But we both know it will definitely be worth it............we will be HEALTHY 

My name is Lindsey, and I am from Kelso, WA. I had my RNY on July 30, 2010 and have lost 100 pounds as of yesterday morning. I have not felt this good in years! I am married to a man in law enforcement, and I am a school teacher. I would LOVE to know if there are any support groups in my area, as I had my rny in Seattle. I will even start one if there are people who need this accountability as well.

My surgery is the same day as yours. I was fine until I had my preop. The dr. gave me a sheet about what exactly would happen with my surgery. The second I read "catheter" I freaked out. I don't know why that scares me so much.  I am still excited though. I keep reminding myself about how hard I worked to get here.

Thank you for sharing your experiences. Helen, are you doing much better now?

If you have Bariatric Surgery as a covered benifit than you should be approved.  I think that Aetna has a list of Preferred Bariatric providers... you may want to check with Aetna to make sure you don't have to go to one of their Preferred providers.

Usually to be covered you need to have a BMI over 40 with no co-morbidity (diabetes, High blood pressure, sleep apnea... etc) or have a BMI of over 35 and 1 to 2 co-morbidities.

I hope this helps!

Helen