sweet strawberry

I go to my last class and support group today. I cannot believe after today I will be submitting to insurance. It's been an uphill battle but I am so excited. After they touch base w insurance, which does not have preapproval then I start doing my testing and get a surgery date.

I found out last Tuesday that I was approved and then got the call yesterday that scheduled my testing for next Thursday. Hoping the first week of October to get my date and my last preop class.

I got the phone call from Hancock Regional saying my testing is for the 26th which is next Thursday. What can I expect they said I have a bunch of tests then I have to meet with a doctor in the afternoon. I don't really know why I have to meet one of their doctors so can anyone explain this to me? Will he decide if I have surgery and give me a date or will I need to still go back to the bariatric center for that?

My insurance approval came in today!!!! Now on to preop labs then for my surgery date!!!!!

See I don't have to do 6 mo either mine is a preapproved surgery w medicare its just been a hassle w st Vincent's. it seriously feels like they just do not want to do the surgery. They did say once submitted to medicare it only takes one to two weeks for approval. Then I go for blood work and get my date and do one last class. What I hear though is that she has a 2 month waiting list from time u get your date to when u have surgery.

Kinda down about things right now. The whole process has been a big waiting game and its got me disappointed. I did my consult and met the psychiatrist the same day and had to wait almost a month to even find out what my recommendations were. Then in my letter it stated I needed to register for the lifestyle discovery class plus attend some support groups. Which was fine I had already done the class and I registered for the class which was 7 weeks out. I then found out that I couldn't submit to insurance until I completed it which upset me bc the letter of recommendations said just register for it. Well I waited the 7 weeks and did the class and they said they would submit at that point after they got the results that I attended the class and even after a week of waiting they still have not updated the info so I still have yet to submit. This seems to me a while to wait. And I also heard from a girl in the class she was allowed to do blood work that day which is my next step but I was told I couldn't until after being submitted to insurance. It's just bothering me that I try to do everything for them quickly and with every step there are 4 hurdles to jump through on their part. Has anyone else had this happen at st Vincent Carmel?

I'm from hagerstown Indiana and will be having mine in Carmel with dr Inman.

Yes let's hope everyone hears something soon

I hope to hear from the insurance lady soon. I wonder though how long it will take.

In the end we need to all thicken our skin some bc each of us will face this. But what should be our main focus through all of this is ourselves. I am doing this for me and my family so I can feel better and be a more involved wife and step mom and I have had my mom who is my world get so angry at me for even considering this. In the end they want the best for us and just are nervous for us. Hopefully yours come around like my mom has.

I can't wait either and best of luck to you too!!!

How long after submission does it take medicare to respond to the insurance people at the surgeons office?

Hi my name is Sarah and I am a married 30 yr old female from Indiana and I'm currently in the process of waiting for insurance submission for rny at Carmel bariatric center of excellence. I've always been a tall and wide person with low self esteem cause ppl called me fat and my grandfather was really mean about my weight even before I started getting heavy. Anyways, I recently got diagnosed w diabetes and this really upset me and my doctor recommended surgery which I agreed on and started my consult at the end of June. I do my last recommendation on Wednesday and then will wait on medicare and the insurance lady to set up a time for my tests and physical and stuff. Just hoping they hurry cause I'm about to bust I am so ready to go. My hw was 304 and I am currently down to 294. My goal is 175 but will be content at 210 lbs. My surgeon is Margaret Inman and I have yet to discuss what her goals for me include.

I live in hagerstown Indiana and I'm usually a 3x.

I would really like to try and get some gently used spanx that people have gotten too small for. Anyone have any they would consider letting go of?

I'm 290 and preop I'd really like to find some for after surgery

Ty Elle. I really don't know much about them

I had some invasive questions asked in mine. Like drug alcohol problems, if I ever was abused, if I see a counselor, those were the ones that stand out to me