Sounds like you are ready!! How awesome about United!! I was one of those who had to self pay after fighting for 2 years!! Anyway, it gives me more motivation! I look at everything in a positive way!! Everything happens for a reason! I wish you the very best, stay positive and you will be fine!! Take care!!

Good Luck! I have United and just beginning this journey. I hope my experience will be as positive as your sounds. I look forward to following your journey!

Congratulations and best wishes. We'll be here with you along the way :-).

I have Tri Care and until Oct 1 they are paying 100% of my medical expenses, due to me meeting my cap. Hopefully since I am just starting it will not take me long to be approved. Any chance of that?

I would tell the docs what the situation was and hopefully they can work with it! I asked to be moved to July from August and they were able to accomodate me!! Good luck!

How wonderful for you, I just had my first consultation can I ask how long did it take from the moment you looked into the process till they scheduled the surgery? I am so excited for all of this but don't wanna get my hopes up just incase they say no.

From the first consultation to surgery is about 3 months. At least that what I had here in Winston Salem NC. My heathcare has a section for bariatric and I was assigned a case worker of such and she basically did a phone interview and told me I qualified - then I did the nutrition class and the psych evaluation in June. At that time they were scheduling for August but I spoke with the coordinator of the team and she was able to slide me in for 7/27. I really consider myself lucky to have had such a smooth process. If there is a point person in the surgeon's group that coordinates with patients, ask lots of questions! Did you ask your insurance carrier what their requirements are?