Dr. Price's Patients - Please Check-In!

Would Dr. Price's patients please check-in and give an update if you are pre-op, pending, post-op, and tell us how you are doing and feeling?  Any tips you can pass along will also be very much appreciated.  Thank you for your time.  Donna 

My surgery is on MONDAY!!! I am so excited for now. I am sure on Monday I will be scared. I have been on the liquid diet now for about forever! IT SUCKS!! It has been so hard! I have lost some weight though. I am not sure how much weight but I know my clothes are starting to get pretty baggy. This weekend I am going down to Lake of the Ozarks (to my Moms) and swim all weekend long to keep my mind off of the surgery! I can't believe my life is going to change forever in just a weekend!

My surgery is scheduled for July 8th.  I start my liquid diet the 24th.  I think it will be tough being on the diet and working, but it only be 4 days next  week and 3 the next.  We're off July 3rd and 4th and I'm taking the 7th off too.  I see Adrienne Wednesday, June 25th. I went out to lunch, made a really bad choice, but as I looked over the menu I realized there is little there I will eat after Monday.   My supervisor ask if I could delay the surgery since an employee is off on medical leave.  I told her if I reschedule, I have to be precertified by insurance again.  I just don't want to reschedule.  This is something I've worked on for months.  I'm so ready to move forward. It's hard to believe in 3 weeks I will have had the surgery and starting a new life.  I put winter clothes in storage and thought to myself they will all be going to a consignment shop in the fall. How is Donna doing?

Hi there Jo, it was me that posted the Dr. Price question.  My file was submitted to insurance yesterday, June 17.  I knew there was a handful of us that had started around the same time with Dr. Price.  I think I'll call Aetna on Friday to see if my file has been reviewed yet.  Just think, this time next year how much thinner we will be! 

Yesterday I didn't like what I brought for lunch, so I bought chicken tenders and fries, not a good choice at all.  I'm still suffering from it this morning.  Just can't eat fried at all.  I know it was a very poor choice and I should have gotten something healthy, but it seems now I don't want to bother with thinking about what I'm eating. As I looked over the menu at the deli, I thought there is nothing on there I will eat after surgery except the baked potato.  The menu is mostly sandwiches and salads.  I may be able to eat a salad but a very small one. I'm a little nervous but excited.  I thought you insurance was submitted several weeks ago.  Hope you get approval as quickly as I did.

Hi, it's Brandy. I am waiting for my file to be submitted to insurance. It was given to Sandy a couple weeks ago so I'm thinking it should get submitted any time. I'm antsy and excited. I'm hoping my insurance will approve quickly once they get my file.          

Can one of you gals give me Sandy's email address? I can't seem to find it in any of my stuff. Just wanting to find out about my file. Thanks a bunch! Brandy

I am post-op, surgery was june 3rd. I was at the support group meeting on the 11th or 12th. I am feeling fabulous. I have lost 20 pounds, would like to see more, so we will see. 

I am currently in the 3 month diet phase.  One more month before Sandy submits my paperwork to the insurance.  I've been doing tons of research, trying to understand what it is that I need to do preop and postop.  I haven't made changes yet.....I'm so ready but at the same time scared about the "new" me that will be here in  a few short months.  Dr. Price and his team are absolutely wonderful.  Shannon