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@@Miss Mac Thank you Miss Mac! Its a big relief. Now I can focus on continuing to eat healthy and exercising all the way up to the day of surgery.

Thank you so very much for your encouraging words!!! They mean the world to me. I actually spoke with my surgeon's office this morning and found out that I am approved. I will be having surgery the first week of July. Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk

@@muhol88 You are definitely right it can be very frustrating but I'd go through it all again just hear that I have been approved. Stay the path and hang in there so that we all can make it to the losers bench together. I wanted to have surgery by my birthday next month but I have out of pocket expense that I have to pay before I can have the surgery done so I pushed it back to the first week in July.

@@Brittneysue12345 You've got this in the bag! I can't wait for us to make it to the losers bench. I just scheduled my surgery for the first week of July. Stay steady on the path and let's rock this out!

@@Brittneysue12345 Good morning! Yes I just found this morning that I GOT APPROVED!!!! I am feeling so many emotions right now I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Thank you so much for your prayer's. I will be praying for you as well. Please keep me posted on your progress.

Thank you so very much for your words of encouragement Alex. I just got off the phone with my Surgeon's Office and was ready to give a long drawn out speech about thes letters that I received only to find out that I GOT APPROVED!!!!! My head is spinning right now. I got histerical for nothing. The coordinator said that it was for one code they usually send of for approval and they always get a denial for it. Crises averted, now I can breathe and prepare for the next leg of this journey. Than you all so very much for your love and support. I can't think of a better place that I'd rather be than here with you all.

Thank you so much Jessica. The place where I am trying to have the surgery approved is actually a Blue Distinction Center. It is the reason that I chose it and is the only one closest to where I live. Hopefully I can have all of this straightened out with these letters next week. Thanks again for the tip. ???? Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk

@@NavarreMom Thank you so much! I am praying for it to happen soon. It would be an awesome birthday present. I'm going to work closely with my surgical team so that we can get the ball rolling. I can't wait to make it to the losers bench.

Thank you @@crazygoose and @@Tan4sho! This group hands down is the best and I am grateful for each and every one of you who have rallied around me to show your support. This journey for each of us has its ups and downs. I understand that right now I am in the down stage but I know that I won't stay there. This has indeed been a very long journey and I can't give up. It is my last hope at getting my body healthy and having at least one child before I am too up in age to have one. I had a dream where I pictured myself healthy and l saw myself as the skinny woman that I use to be holding a baby. I want that dream to become my reality more than ever. It is all that I think about constantly. I'll be 40 next month and I know that the clock is ticking so I refuse to throw in the towel and give up without a fight. I've wasted too much time being passive as it is. I now know that I am not the only one who has received this kind of letter and I am more than confidant that my surgical team will get this all sorted out. Our group us full of ROCKSTARS and again I thank each and every one of you! @@Tan4sho congratulations on your upcoming surgery. I am rooting for you all the way. @@crazygoose the same goes for you as well. I am rooting for you all the way! I'll see you when we make it to the losers bench!

Thank you so much for this information Bohemian! Congratulations! I am estatic for you taking matters into your own hands and moving forward with your plans to live a healthier life. I will keep this in mind as a last resort. ????

Thank you so much! I will take all of the help and blessings that I can get. I am praying that they get everything that is needed this time to make their final decision. You are definitely right we all should have a fighting chance at a healthy life especially when we've committed to making the necessary changes towards changing out of old habits and situations that put us in a unhealthy state to begin with. We are definitely more than just a case file number and I get that when you come across many files daily how hard it is to keep in mind that we are individuals reaching out for help. I will keep everyone posted on the outcome. Thank you again! ????

Thank you so much. That is very kind of you to offer. I will keep you posted and let you know what happens and reach out to you for a copy if things don't go as expected. I am hoping that the get every thing that they need this time to make a decision. ????

Hi Kaitlyn yes it was very confusing to read through. The surgeon that I have chosen is definitely at a designated Blue Distinction Center. This center is in fact the only one near where I live. I'm praying that after speaking the surgeon's office this will be resolved soon. Thanks so much for your insight. Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk

Thank you so much for that reminder because I may have forgotten to do just that. I will definitely make sure I ask who it is that I am speaking with and document the conversation. I am feeling much better now so I going to get into the ring and come out a victorious winner. Thanks again. Sent from my SM-N900T using Tapatalk

@@Indygirl1 So sorry to hear that you had to go through this as well. I will be giving them a call first thing Monday morning. I have an appointment coming up with them so I can also bring the letter in with me to get everything figured out so that they can do another review with all of the necessary paperwork needed to reach their decision. Thank you so much for your input. It is truly appreciated.

@@cbrown1 Thank you so much for your insight. That makes so much sense. I can see how the insurance companies would not have the time to go back and look for missing pieces of paperwork. It would take them far too much time just to look for every missing document. I will definitely contact them first thing Monday and ask to speak with billing to find out what was not sent or what is now needed for them to complete their review and give their final decision. Your input has definitely helped me to understand what these letters are saying because it was so confusing as I was reading each one. Now I can breathe a little better. Again I really appreciate your help on deciphering this information. I feel much better now.

@@Miss Mac Thank you! I can definitely see how people can become very frustrated with this process because you definitely jump through hoops to get to where you need to be. I am going to remain strong and not give up so easily out of frustration. I am stronger than that. I just had to vent because it has been a long day and that was the icing on the cake. I'm more level headed now that I have had a chance to calm down. If this is the hard part then I can't wait to get to the easy part of post-op and continue with my fight. I am doing so well right now and I don't want to sabotage my work thus far. I'm gonna pull up my boot straps and get busy first thing Monday. Thanks again for your kind words my friend. I appreciate every response made here.

@ Thank you so much. I won't give up because you are right quitting is definitely not the answer. There definitely has to be a mix up with the paperwork is what I am thinking because the surgeon assured me that I didn't need anything from my PCP and that I just needed to get clearance through a pulmonologist, cardiologist, and psychologist which I did and submitted all forms. I walked two of them into the office myself. I am not sure what happened after that but I hope that everything is figured out soon. I'll be on it first thing Monday morning.

Whew!!! That was a close one! That's my girl! Really, whenever you're questioning your journey or have hit another wall, come here and post. You probably can't come up with a problem that someone on this site has not had to tackle at some crossroads on their WLS journey. If you do come up with a situation that none of us have had to solve, just think of the conversation thread that would make!!!! Wow! It will go on for miles and miles. --but in the end I'll bet we will come up with a solution. We are all on the journey together. Sure we each have to walk the walk alone, but right next to us is a friend keeping pace along side.---only a hand hold away. Lol Valentina that is exactly why I posted here trying to understand what was happening knowing that someone else might have experienced this same issue. I am happy to be on this journey with all of you because outside of my husband know one else really understands so I don't bother bringing it up. I am so grateful for the support that I can get here from friends. I will let you know how it goes for sure.

It's Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO+ So if I am reading you right this is not really a denial but that they just don't have all of the info needed from my surgeon? I don't understand why so many people are having paperwork issues when it comes to insurance. This is just annoying.

@@Valentina Thank you so much. That's a great idea! I have an appointment coming up with them so I am not leaving until we all sit down and figure this out. I have come too far for this to go all down hill now. I will keep you all posted on what happens.

@@Proud2BMe Thank you for your response. I choose not to give up but please know that this isn't about whether you sympathize with people who do because none of us knows each other's personal journey and what we have gone through. I have empathy and a heart and I understand that not everyone is blessed to have the opportunity to have the coverage that they need to have surgery done. I applaud you for your persistence in making sure that you saved to have the surgery done. Not everyone is able to do this because of limited budgets and it is because of that I empathize with people. Is surgery the only way to lose the weight no but for some people it is literally their only hope and choice between life and death so being understanding of a person's human emotions. No one here can say that went through this process without feeling some sort of emotion especially frustration. We can also sometimes say things that we don't truly mean out of being emotional. Congratulations to you and I wish you well.

@@Proud2BMe Thank you for your response. I choose not to give up but please know that this isn't about whether you sympathize with people who do because none of us knows each other's personal journey and what we have gone through. I have empathy and a heart and I understand that not everyone is blessed to have the opportunity to have the coverage that they need to have surgery done. I applaud you for your persistence in making sure that you saved to have the surgery done. Not everyone is able to do this because of limited budgets and it is because of that I empathize with people. Is surgery the only way to lose the weight no but for some people it is literally their only hope and choice between life and death so being understanding of a person's human emotions. No one here can say that went through this process without feeling some sort of emotion especially frustration. We can also sometimes say things that we don't truly mean out of being emotional. Congratulations to you and I wish you well.

@@LaurieMore Thank you! I am going to give them a call first thing Monday morning so I can figure this out.