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Just doing an update. I will be having my surgery on May 28th and I am so ready to get this ball rolling. I am just praying that everything that I have prepared for goes as smoothly as I am hoping. At this point I am just holding on tight and ready for this wild ride that is waiting up ahead for me. Keep the Faith!!!!

Ok.... looking through my pre-op packet which they call a "BARI-BIBLE". It's making this all seem more real, it's really about to happen. They have all my appointments set up as follows...

Tuesday, May 05- Cardiologist and EGD (GI Scope)
Thursday, May 07- Pre-op Dietary Education; 
 Thursday, May 14-  FULL LIQUID DIET that day... Lord help me

Tuesday, May 12- Pre-op class

Soon after this on May 28st I will be having my surgery. So excited and ready. I was told that I have to pay all fees up front so I called Aetna to make sure I know what to expect. I learned that the max out of pocket I can pay is $1800 including my deductible. That's awesome!!!!! I am just prayer and getting myself prepared for what's all about to happen. So ready and anxious to get it all started. I am just studying my "Bari-Bible" because I have to bring it to class and what to make sure I am ready for all that they will be discussing. There's even a quiz at the end of it that I need to complete.... Anyways hope everything is well for everyone and remember to always keep the faith.

Just to let everyone know I just got off the phone with the doctor's office and my surgery day is May 21, 2009!! So excited and ready for it. I am waiting so long because I am in school this semester and I want to wait for the semester to be over just in case.... So happy right now!! Remember to always keep the faith!! Until next time.....

I AM SOOOO EXCITED RIGHT NOW. I JUST RECEIVED A MESSAGE FROM THE DOCTORS OFFICE THAT I HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR MY DS!!!  I AM JUST WAITING TO SCHEDULE A DATE. THIS IS THE BEGINNING TO A WHOLE NEW LIFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. IT TOOK ALOT OF PATIENTS AND BEING PERSISTENT BUT IT ALL HAS PAID OFF. I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL MY REBIRTH DAY. SO MY PHRASE FOR THE YEAR WILL COME TO PASS.... I WILL BE GETTING HEALTHY AND FINE IN 2009!!!! REMEMBER EVERYONE TO ALWAYS KEEP THE FAITH!!!!

Ok... well just talked with the insurance coordinator and she said that they are going to have to open a new case, but they are going to use my approval for the RNY as a reference. She said that they were still uploading my information in there system. Hopefully, I will here something soon. I am hopiing that I can get my same date of April 6th like I had for the RNY. Pray for me ya'll. Being very patient and hoping that it pays off.  I am ready to hear the words "you are approved" !!

Hello All... well as I have said before I was approved for the RNY but soon after I learned about the duodenal switch. I was blessed in finding a doctor only an hour away from my house that performs this type of WLS. I had an appointment with him today and everything went very well. I had to meet with the dietitian first and soon after I got to meet Dr. Stevens. He was wonderful and so was his staff. He took his time to go over all my paperwork with me and answered all the questions that I had. I am so happy with having him as my NEW doctor. I am worried about how the new approval will go. The insurance coordinator said what they are going to attempt to do is call Aetna and see if they can just change the surgery code and facility instead of having to submit a whole new case. I am hoping that this will work. Hopefully, I will be hearing something is a few weeks. Pray for me ya'll!!!

Ok everyone...  as you guys know I was recently approved for RNY and had a date set and everything for 4/6. In the past 2 weeks I have been looking on OH and came across the Duodenal Switch WLS.  I began to get very interested in this procedure and was beginning to think that it would be the better choice for me. I began to get angry that I was never informed about this surgery and wasn't given the opportunity to possibly choose it. I know that only a handful of doctors actually perform it so that's why many people haven't heard of it. So after a whole lot of research and a lot of sleepness nights I have decided that I don't want to settle for the RNY just because it's available to me. I am going to have to resubmit all my paperwork all over again and hope for an approval... I had such a hard time the first time trying to get an approval that now I am very nervous!!! So if God says the same I am hoping to get the DS. I have already made an appointment with a DS surgeon that happens to be only an hour away and I am hoping for the best. Pray for me ya'll!!!

GLORY BE TO GOD I WAS NOTIFIED TODAY THAT I HAVE BEEN APPROVED!!!!!!!! The nurse from the doctors's office called today to tell me that after the peer to peer conversation that Aetna approved my surgery. I don't even know how to feel right now. I have been waiting for so long to hear that word approved that now I've heard it I don't know how to react...  I am excited... I am crying... I can't wait!!! Thanks to all my new friends for being so supportive. This is my year because I will be getting FINE in 2009!!!! Remember you guys to ALWAYS keep the faith!!

OK YA'LL.... So last night I was at home with the family and I realized that I had a missed call. When I looked the number up it was from my doctor. What was strange was that it was 7:30pm, and I was wondering what were they doing in the office so late. I called them back and spoke with one of the nurses that has been working with me for the past year. She said that she had just got off the phone with my insurance company and they are trying to give me a hard time again. I am saying again because I was denied once already over some foolishness. She told me that she had talk with Dr. Haussman that night and he was very angry with how they were handling my case. So she asked that I come in again to today and that she is going to schedule a peer to peer between Dr. Haussman and the insurance company. She believes that this will get the answer that we are looking for!!!! I am praying that I get some kind of answer in the next week or so. I was very happy that the nurse called me last night. For a while I was feeling as if they were putting me on the back burner, but last night she really was concerned about trying to help me and I really appreciate that. So to all my friends out there in OH land PLEASE keep your fingers crossed and send up a prayer for me!!!! Remember to always Keep the Faith  

Ok friends I have Aetna insurance and couldn't be more frustrated!!!! I am having a difficult time trying to get this thing approved. I was hoping that one of you guys has Aetna and could give me an answer. I am doing the 3 month program where I have to go see my doctor for three consecutive months... Now once it is submitted does Aetna look at the three visits or do they count the days???  My doctors office is saying that they look at the 3 appointments, but I am being told my others that they count the days. If so I have only completed 54 days not 90 days. I have already been denied because of something like this. I want to schedule another appointment, but having a very difficult time trying to get in touch with anyone. So if anyone has an answer PLEASE HELP ME!!  I am sounding so flustered because I only have two days to get this other appointment in and the doctors office isn't calling me back!!