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I have standard which is a PPO and it has worked very well for me and my family. Is it worth the extra cash in my opinion? Yes, being able to go to whatever provider I want to has its perks.

Switch to BCBS as soon as you can. They are very supportive of bariatric surgery. My whole process was a breeze. It took 3 months and a couple of appts. Cross the t's, dot the I's sort of thing.

Less than 6 hours until I'm on the table and wouldn't ya know it!! I can't sleep!!! Grrrrr!

Hope your recovery continues to go well. I'm excited for my day to get here but honestly am worried about recovery and if I'll be miserable or not.

Post op 1 week? So how bad is it?!?

Thanks! I'm really excited. I'm sitting in my pre-op class this morning waiting for it to start. Nov 9 can't come soon enough.

I just got insurance approval through BCBS (fed) yesterday. My surgery date is Nov. 9th. It took 2 days to approve it once everything was submitted by my surgeons office.

Well I hope it's not an issue like they made it out to be. 5lbs on me is nothing, it's a meal and some water. I'll told them the 5lb plus some would be gone next month when I weighed in. Then they told me not to lose to much. Craziness! I'm just ready to get approved and get on that table and get this done. Excited for this new "tool".

I put on 5lbs this last month and you would have thought I committed a felony! They told me I needed to lose what I had gained cause of insurance, blah blah. They were none to pleased. Personally I think it's because I just ate big breakfast. Lol!

I'm in Hampton Roads, VA area. More specifically in Norfolk. Glad everything is going fairly smoothly for all. I agree, the insurance coordinator is what keeps the ball rolling. Mine seems to be on point and impressive. Did or is any of your docs requiring you to drop any weight or just suggesting you do?

Great to hear ASUgrad! After my NU appt on Wed I got a penciled in surgery date of 11/9/15. So excited, I hope it all goes smoothly. Fingers crossed!

Ok, thanks so much. I will just fill it out to the best of my ability, honestly and roll the dice.

Ok, so a question for you all. With my BCBC Fed I'm required to fill out this sheet for "NON-MEDICALLY SUPERVISED DIET HISTORY". It has a long list of different diets starting from weight watchers going all the way down to "other". Says to fill out what year, how long, weight loss and weight regain. Has anyone else had this exact same piece of paper to fill out? I'm worried if I'm completely honest it will give them a reason to deny the claim or some other crazy thing. I don't want to over do it either. I've tried at least half of the ones on the sheet and sometimes more than once. Any secrets to making it look good for approval purposes?

I can't wait to be in the same shoes you ladies are in. Tomorrow is my 3rd appt of 4 required by insurance. Can't get here soon enough! The MD's office told me that on my 3rd appt that she would give me a tentative table date. We'll see what happens in the AM.

Excited for you!!!

Man! I hope I don't have the same trouble with the insurance that some seem to be having. Ive seriously considered self pay a few times but I guess I'll see this through.

How long has the insurance wait been for you?

I know one thing is for sure!!! I would get on that table today if I could!! Just feels like time is dragging and I'm a kid waiting on Christmas to get here.

I thought about asking for advanced sick leave but the thought of being in a hole and "owing" them doesn't sit well with me. I def can't do LWOP!! The horror!! ???? I'm "suppose" to get a tentative surgery date on my 3rd appt that is coming up here in the middle of the month. At least that's what I'm hoping for so I can get to scheduling time off, etc. I have a feeling even though my NM likes me she'll have me jumping through hoops for time off AND she'll be nosey. I'm hoping for a table date of the first week in November or last week in October. That's when I was taking my AL anyway to go home to Arkansas. I THINK my surgery will be at the Sentara Careplex in Newport News, VA but to be perfectly honest I'm not completely sure. I live in Norfolk, VA and work at the VAMC in Hampton, VA.

I'm lucky I have plenty of AL on the books but zero SL. I couldn't imagine doing LWOP. Time seems to be passing slow, I'm ready to get this done!

Thanks for the info. I'm at the VA too and decided to take AL for when I'm going to be out. The NM is pretty tough but she should approve it.

That's awesome!! Good luck to you!!

Congrats SleevenChica!! Hopefully I'll be about 1 month behind you!

Wow! Lucky you ladies on the no co pay thing. I've got basic w/ PPO and had a copay on everything so far. It's gonna add up quickly. I'm figuring about the same overall price as SleevenChica is paying. Maybe a little bit more cause of the "weight loss university" I've got to be a part of for a year post surgery that insurance doesn't pay for. I think it's $699. Overall it's all still worth it IMO

SleevenChica....I'll go with what you said. The requirements from the surgeon are the big difference in each of our journeys with BCBS and the sleeve surgery. I was actually so curious I called them after seeing your post and sure enough you were spot on.