katwmn63

Wow...what a great support system I've stumbled upon. Thank you all so very much:)

I have been reading up on surgery and cannot find any info regarding why I must have an esophagram PRIOR to surgery (i have found info re post op only). Can anyone tell me the purpose for this? Also, my doctor's assitant informed me they finaly received paperwork necessary to fill out for the surgery and that it was all routine, nothing out of the ordinary. She stated she completed the paperwork and sent it after the doc looked it over. She then gave me a number to schedule the esophagram and a meeting with a nutritionist and psych. Is this a good sign that insurance has approved or will approve without the 6 month supervised diet requirement? Would I be scheduled for this without approval? thanks...nervous:huh2:

I noticed on your thread you had Tricare insurance...so do I. Did you fnd it fairly uncomplicated with Tricare. Did they cover all that you expected? Thanks for any info you can give!