Newbie Here:)

Just wanted to introduce myself as I will be lurking around learning as much as I can!!!!  Hopefully making some new online friends at the same time!!!!  I am a 34 year old stay at home mom, my husband and I have one little boy who is three years old, and is just the love of our lives:)  I have been doing a ton of research over the past few weeks (months) and have finally made the jump to making an appointment!!! I have checked with my insurance and my surgery for WL is covered, and the doctor that want is even one of the docs in my PPO network !!! My first consultation appointment is next Thursday!!! I am so excited, but nervouse all the same!!!!  I have a friend who had bi-pass about two years ago and a cousin who just had the bi-pass at the end of last year!!! They are both doing wonderful and have really been my inspiration.   ~Herbmaiden~

I'm new too so I wanted to say hi.  I have been lurking for a long time.  My appointment is coming up in a couple of weeks and I am think that I will be able to get surgery in a few months.  Hope your appointment goes well.  I think I am more nervous then excited about mine.

Hi I am also rand new to this site, I have my first appt. tomorrow morning, I am hoping that my GP will refer me and things will move along with out to much drama or trama. :-) Kristi

so nice to meet you!!!  It takes so long to make the decision to have surgery, I just think it isnt fair we have to wait so long to find out if we will actually get to have it!!!!  I really didnt do a lot of leg work as far as my insurance is concerned.  I called, they said it was covered, so I made an appointment.  I was lucky and they gave me an appointment for the following week.  I called on Thursday, and I get in this comming Thursday.  I am hoping it all goes that smooth!!!  I have heard some people have a hard time from the get go with their insurance, and then some just breeze on through. . . I am so ready to get this weight off I hope mine just breezes through!!!! Good luck with yours!!! have you decided which type you are going for?  I hope to have the RNY. 

It nice to meet you too!! My apt this morning went well. I did get the referal I need to continue the process. My insurance it Kaiser and they reqire about 1 million blood tests I will go in for them Tues now I just have to wait for the Kaiser WLS dept to call me and set up my first apt. with them. I know they require a 10% loss so for me that is 26 pounds. That I can start now and work on while I go through all the other apts. nutrition,psych all that good stuff when I reach the 10% goal I call and go in for my final exam and they schedule the surgery for sometime after that. It seems that it is on me as to how long it will be before I can have surgery the apts. take a while to get but if I work hard on getting the weight off as soon as they are ready I will be ready so that is my plan. Thanks for your reply :-)

Welcome and congrats on the consult:)

Just wanted to say Welcome to all the new people! I'm new to this board too. Hoping to have my surgery soon. :)

So nice to meet everyone!!!  I finally have a surgery date YIPPY  July 22, 2008