I was going to wait until I got home from work to check the TriWest website for my referral status but I couldn't wait. I checked on my first break and then again at lunch. Nothing there yet. I had pretty much resigned myself that it wouldn't be until tomorrow. I checked again when I got home and the page took forever to load. I wasn't even paying attention and looked down and saw that the page wasn't blank as it had been earlier. What? It was actually in there and said APPROVED. I stared for just a minute, too shocked to move. I seriously was surprised to see that it was approved already, I was just hoping to see that it was in there pending. Wow! I'm excited and I don't know...a little apprehensive? I immediately called the surgeons office. The lady that answered was super nice and told me I'd have to talk to another lady and I'd have to go to orientation and then get a consultation. I left a voice mail for them to get back with me. Hope it doesn't take too long. :thumbup:

So wait you got approved for the lap band surgry before you've even gone to orientation or the consultation?

Congratulations! You should double check with Triwest though because they usually approve you just for the consultations and orientations first. THEN after that your surgeon submits the referrel to them for the actual surgery. At least that is what happened with me. I just got approved for the consultations so it looks like we're in about the same stages. Good luck!