GUESS WHAT

After hours on the phone with Aetna, my surgeon's office called me today and I was APPROVED!!!
They changed my hospital to ST. Francis in Hartford and I got a real approval on paper!  I go in two weeks from today (4/16) for RNY. I got the call today after I had begun to lose hope and they said, "by the way....you need to start a liquid diet tonight." It got real very fast when they said that! So I went to Outback and had my last steak for a long time and I'm ready to go!!! woohoooooo!

Congrats to ya man!  Mine is the 15th - will be here before we know it!  Good luck to ya!!

You're having your guts totally ripped apart on the 15th? Hey, I'm getting a new asshole torn out on the 15th. What a coincidence. Except I'm not having surgery. My new asshole is courtesy of the US Department of the Treasury. I seem to get a new one every year about that time.

Matt, Congrats on getting approval!!  Did you get you a Blooming Onion and a couple of Fosters to go with your steak!!   I'll be in front of you and Bama Bob - my RNY is this Monday.

Best of luck with your WLS on Monday, Don. Let's just say come Monday, any visions of "bloomin' onions" dancing in your head will be long gone!  Boner

Congrats Matt.  That is awesome news.  Look forward to hearing more about your journey. Bill

Matt -

GREAT NEWS!!! Glad u had the Outback trip as it will be a long wihile before ur back there....but it is orth it!!

Keep us posted..

Way ta go Matt . Good luck and dont be a stranger to the locker room .    Nick

Congrats LOSER!!!!!!! CB

Congratulations, Matt. You're on your way to a brand new life man!! Now's the time to be getting prepared for it.  Best of luck in your WLS journey. Boner