Emilee68

Mine was through insurance. We have BCBS Massachusetts... I only have to pay $1500 out of pocket and BCBS pays the rest. Dr Nicholson is a really great guy! Super awesome bedside manner, laid back and will crack jokes with you! It's the insurance ladies that could have a little bit better customer service so to speak. Just bad communication...but I'm dealing with it because Dr Nick is one of the best and I really like him. Good luck with yours!!

Thank you for all the replies! I feel much better! You guys are awesome on here and so supportive! It's nice to have people to talk to that's either going through or has already gone through the same things. I really appreciate my new sleeve family!

I'm the 26th too!!! Start preop Tuesday! sleeve buddies!

I think it was the billing department. I did the online weight watchers. Just my receipts worked for me. I'm assuming my doctors office submitted them to my insurance. Mine didn't require it but I got them anyways and gave it to my coordinator.

I just emailed weight watchers through their contact us and told them I needed proof that I was a paid member and the next day they emailed me my receipt showing how much I paid and the dates on a weight watchers letter head.

I wondered the same thing! I've told my family and some coworkers know. They've been extremely supportive. I'm very proud that I'm taking this step...a few did ask me why I needed it and that I didn't look that overweight...I think to myself I'm 5'2" and weigh 224, I tell them that I have PCOS and hyperinsulemia which makes loosing weight on regular dieting nearly impossible. Then they're like oh ok. Again, I'm very proud that I'm doing this and kinda wanna shout it from the rooftops! Lol. I think this is going to be about 100 times harder than just dieting and exercising so the people that wanna judge me for it can just kiss it. Lol!

Just found out today I'm gonna be a February Sleever!! 2/26 is the day! Start preop Tuesday 2/12. I think I'm more nervous about the preop liquid diet than the actual surgery! Lol!

Thank you everyone!!!! I'm so excited!! Nervous but excited! I just got my surgery date of 2/26/13...I start my preop diet 2/12/13!!

My paperwork was submitted last Tuesday and I called this morning at 8am and it was still pending ...I'm debating on whether I should call now during lunch or not. How many times is too many to call in one day? Lol

Thank you so much for the nice words! my sister keeps saying good things come to those who wait...but I feel like I've been waiting what seems like forever for this! Lol.

Well another day gone by and still no response on any of my questions regarding surgery from the doctors office. My last email I sent was early this morning and I even offered to come in for an appointment and pay a copay to get my questions answered, I still received no response...I also made my daily call to BCBS...they say its still pending. It was a week today since they sent in my paperwork. I'm really hoping I hear something back from somebody tomorrow!

Thanks everyone for the replies!! Hopefully we'll find out something soon...I wouldn't be this worried but I don't have the best luck and with me starting a new job in march I'm a bit on a time crunch

I hope we all get answers soon!! Good luck to everyone! Maybe this is our week!

I'm going through the same thing with them not responding to me. I just had questions about the surgery itself and no one will respond.

Wow. I just meant that I didn't understand why they haven't at least responded to my questions about surgery in general. I am a surgery scheduler for 2 surgeons and I'm the one that obtains precerts on all surgeries. I know how it works and when I have a patient that I know needs a certain date or can't reschedule I always call their insurance for statuses daily. I had yet to have one denied. I also respond to patients when they have questions about their surgeries. That's all I meant.

I had some other questions about taking off work, if I needed to take out any piercings, things like that and they just won't respond to me... I don't get it. I'm a surgery scheduler for 2 surgeons and I always return phone calls and emails.

Well I broke down and did it. I just called BCBS MA and I'm getting conflicting answers. The insurance person at my surgeons office said she sent everything in on Tuesday. BCBS says they got the paperwork Friday. My surgeons office won't return any emails or voice mails...i don't want to get rude with them but I feel like they are just not concerned with anything. I will be starting a new job in march sometime and I want to have my surgery between leaving this one and starting my new one and ill have time to heal and they know this and just seem to be unconcerned...

I'm in Forney! My surgeon is Dr Nick Nicholson...I was submitted to insurance on 1/29. I have BCBS MA so hopefully ill hear something soon!

Hi Khloe! I had my consult with Dr Nick Nicholson on January 25th! I loved him! My stuff was submitted to insurance on 1/29...hopefully ill be hearing back soon...the anticipation is killing me!

@carrie43- awww thank you so much! It's nice to know there's someone with the exact same struggles as me! @ruffus- thank you!! I hear BCBS Massachusetts is the easy insurance to work with...but I'm just so worried still...this is something I want so much!

Thank you so much everyone for the replies!!! I'm so nervous about getting denied I'm having a hard time sleeping...ugh!! Hopefully ill know something for sure Monday!!

@lessofmeismore- I don't think so...it wasn't listed as one on the prior authorization form. BCBS Massachusetts mailed me a copy of the medical policies along with the prior auth form and of course that's the first section I looked at was cormids to see if I had any. Lol.

Yah, my plan didn't have any pre reqs. Just needed a BMI 40+ or 35+ with one co morbid. My husband keeps saying I'm gonna get approved but I keep telling him he's just trying to make me feel better! Lol. I'm just so nervous it's not gonna happen...I don't have the best luck with things like this