stajin22

My surgery date is August 13th, I also work in a modified school calendar year and we are already backto school. I am excited also but afraid in the same breath. I have been thinking about how many days I will have to be off work. I was shooting for July but ended up with Aug. I am just so happy to be getting this done.

I will just stay positive. I go for my post op appointment on the 10th. Shoot me an email I will send information to you.

Great News!!!!!! I am approved, Aug 13th is the day for me and my first part is over. Now I am going to work on being healthy forever.

I have not heard anything else so no news is good news.

We must be doing something right, I got a call yesterday and my surgery date is 08/13 also (yes!!!!!) Same hear as long s the insurance comes back. I am so excited until I could burst at the seams. Where are you being banded, well I will be at Rex, maybe we can call each other after the surgery.

I have finally completed all of my test and would like to know what do I have to do next. My stress test lasted from 9:00am till 2:45pm. It was a long day and I am so glad that part is over. I guess it is a wait and see process.The excitement is still there and I am waiting for the call.

My weight history was completed when I first submitted my paper work to the office. I am so excited to know that it is almost over. This thursday I will be finished with my cardiologist. I know it will probably be a week before I here anything fromt he doctors office. I was hoping for mid August maybe there is a way. Keep me in your prayers.

Flipp, I finally got, yesterday was a eventful day and I had four appointments that I finally finished. In the am I had a barium test next I had a chest xray, went down to have labs and finally ekg. This process is full of appointments and some times disappointments but I have one last appointment and then the rest of the waiting begins. Next week I will have one appointment and that is with the cardiologists to be released for surgery. The excitement is building as these appointments are being completed. Hopefully I can be banded next month. I am not clear as how i will be able to come up with the money but it will be well worth it.

Thank you for the information, in speaking with a bcbs rep this morning I did find out that before the surgery I would have to pay this $600.00. After this is paid the claim for my surgery will be paid. Until the deductible is paid no surgery. It does not matter nothing is going to stop my progress. I am still moving forward with the surgery. Thank all of you for answering seemed like to me a crazy question.

It is my deductible for the year for my insurance. I know that I have a co-pay of 250 for the hospital. Our deductible just started for the year. This is just confusing to me. Every year you have a deductible for the year I got that much but if she is saying that I have to meet that first that does not make sense because I have till july of 2010 to meet that.

I spoke with the insurance company before I started this process and Dr. Moran is in network. So if I have this right I can be billed for the deductible. So should I continue to go ahead with this. I am getting really frustrated.

I completely understand i have just paid $350.00 today. I have had my nutrionist eval, physch eval. On Friday I go for a Barium swallow and need to do blood work and cardiologist appointment of the 23rd. Now that I look at all of this I am hopeful that this does not have to be paid in advance. If anyone knows if this $600.00 deductible has to be paid before the surgery can be done. The next question is who is it suppose to be paid to. Today went well I went for my initial consult today and I end up getting my physch eval done due to a no show. I am now worried because of the deductible. I see where ther is also a 200 out of pocket facility co-pay. I am just confused right now.

Who was your doctor, I am consulting with Dr. Moran on today and had my appointment with nutr. on Monday. My physch eval is on tomorrow morning. The last appointment I have is on July 23rd with the cardiologist. I am so close but seem so far away. I am hoping to go to Rex. I do know that some of the doctors use the hospital in Louisburg also.

I am not sure if the deductible has to be paid before you can have the surgery but I can find out and let you know. I am closer than I have been in my entire life.More excited than anything.

I finally heard from the doctors office and I will have my consult on June 15 and have to pay a $250 program fee, with both of my insurances I am not sure how much my deductible will be. Hopefully I will be able to go ahead and get my nut eval and physch eval before long. I will probably have to be cleared by my cardiologist also so I will have to do that.At least I know that they are working now on this stuff.

The physc evaluation was not done through your program. As far as I know I will have to pay for the nut and maybe 55.00 for the physc eval. I just want to know what I need to do so i can get the ball rolling.

Yes, I have BCBS of NC and Mass

Well, I thought that I would be using Dr. Moran in Raleigh but I can't seem to get a call about how much my insurance will even pay. I realize that the holiday may have played a major role in this process and that I am so excited. If I don't receive a call before long I might consider going to another doctor. My emotions on this are rather scrambled right now and don't know which way to go. Maybe I am have not allowed enough time to pass before I should even be considering a change in surgeons. I just want this process to go as smooth as possible. I have already spoke with my insurance company and know that it is covered on both plans.Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

That is awesome, I am waiting to here from the docotrs office about the preliminary. I guess they are trying to see what insurance will pay. Not sure what they do, they have my insurance information which I gave them when I went to the seminar. Is this when they are asking for an approval. I am not sure but I am tired of waiting(LOL) it has only been a week and couple of days. I am just curious and ready for the ball to get rolling.

When you went for the seminar and the office sent in the paperwork, how long did it take for them to contact you. I went to the seminar and the paperwork was sent in the same day. I guess I am on pins and needles because I want this so bad. I was trying to get all of these appointments out of the way since we are out of school right now. Looking at about three more weeks before I return to work. I guess i am just rushing the process. I have been so pumped up about this since I attended the seminar. really just want to be healthier and not so heavy. I work in a modified year round school. Next month we go back around the 16, actually it is less than three weeks the more I think about it.

I am not sure how the medicaid process works. This is the start of my process and it seems that this is all I am thinking about since last week when it hit me like a ton of bricks that I had to get this weight off of me. Sometime ago I was diagnosed with mitrial & tricuspid regergitation. My goal is to rlease some of the pressure off of my heart. I would like to see some grandchildren and just to be overall healthier. If I see any information I will post it here for you.

I went to the seminar on last Thursday, the paper work has been submitted and I guess it is a wait and see process now. I really want to go ahead and start my pysch eval and other things but don't know what to do. Maybe sometime this week I will be hearing from the doctors office.

I am new here and trying to start the process. How did you find out about the seminar.