utkscvol1
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Finally have a surgery date! Scheduled for June 13:) I go on may 31 for my pre op class. Cannot wait to have the surgery over so I can get with it!
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I am so fed up...
utkscvol1 replied to PrettyThick1's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I'm sorry:( I know the feeling. Finally got approval from insurance and now the surgeons office is dragging their feet to let me even schedule Anything:( -
How long till i start bugging ins comp?
utkscvol1 replied to stephanie0456's topic in Insurance & Financing
I have horizon bcbs- took them 23 days to approve me:( but I got it. Now waiting on the surgeons office. They wouldn't schedule anything for me until the rec'd the letter. They got it Tuesday and told me they would be in contact to start the process. They have until tomorrow afternoon and then I am calling them. -
Officially received my approval letter yesterday. Faxed it to the surgeons office today and was told they should be contacting me in a few days to begin scheduling everything:)
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Never had an egd before- how was that??
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As I'm mentally and physically prepping for my surgery I have a question for those that have had theirs. After your surgery- how long before you could tell you had lost weight and where was the first place you really noticed it?
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Good luck to you!!!! My biggest fear right now is being put to sleep???±
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I'm looking at having mine on the 12th. Would love to keep in touch!
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Surgery scheduled!!!
utkscvol1 replied to Pittsburgher's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
You are lucky they have given you a date without approval. I got a verbal from my insurance last week along with an authorization number but my surgeon won't even schedule pre op testing or anything without the letter of approval in hand:( -
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I have no clue how to add people but would love to have some friends on the same journey- surgery will be within the next 4 weeks- my username is utkscvol1
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Yea for you guys! Buddy system would be wonderful!! Hope to have my date this week- looking for June 12th.
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Anxiety Eating pre-surgery
utkscvol1 replied to lolarose13's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Not gonna lie- I plan to have one heck of a Japanese meal complete with fried rice before I go on my preop diet:) -
Got approved today! Hope to have my surgery date soon!
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Woo-goo I got approved!!! Called insurance this am and it was approved today!!! Surgeons office won't schedule anything until they receive their letter which will hopefully be next week!
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Joining in:) I was hoping for this month but looks as if insurance is gonna drag their feet the full 30 days they have to make a decision and surgeon will be gone last 2 weeks of this month.
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Well I talked to my surgeons office today. They called my insurance and spoke with the prior auth department. Still under review- they sent 27 pages of documentation- they were told they have up until the 16th to make a decision:( due to work and family schedules I was hoping to have this done the week if the 20th but will have to do a 2 week preop diet.
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Congrats:)
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The waiting stinks!!! I have been calling my insurance almost daily checking on an update. It's day 17 since my case was opened and they have up to 30. I have 5 comorbities listed in the letter from my pcp- all documentation was sent- if my Bmi was 40 I feel like I would be getting a quicker answer. Right now it's 36. Geesh- hurry up already!
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Ugh- I sure hope I don't have to go thru that!! If I have done everything an meet guidelines they nee to approve- sad to have to think about gaining weight to get my Bmi to 40- then they would without a doubt
