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Hi Annette, Hope you remember me. I'm so happy that you finally got your surgery date:biggrin: and, well, I will b having my surgery on Nov 24. Yeyyyyy for both of us! :w00t: So, seems that you and I will be recuperating from the surgery almost at the same time. I have already done my pre-op test and my surgery will be peformed at Stanford Hospital. I do have to have my pre-op appointment on Nov 11. I have already started my shakes:blushing: There is one change though, I have opted to go with the Gastric Bypass. The reason is because I'm looking for a more permanent life change. I feel that if I would go with the band, there is always that risk of falling off the wagon.You know what I mean? Anyways Annette, I do wish you the best on your surgery, I will stay in contact with you to see how are you doing. God bless you! Babecakes

amartin1, I had my appointment with Dr. Feng. He is wonderful and very detailed in the information he gives you. He was glad to see that I had submitted everything to the insurance so this is what happened today. visit with dr. feng he provided me with the pre-op tests that are required completed 2 out of the four he requested called insurance. they received my paperwork and since it was marked Urgent!, it was already delivered to the reviewers:biggrin: like you said, insurance will approve the procedure and I choose the doctor I'm very happy with dr. feng. I was very surprised that after I left his office, he had a question and "he" actually called me! the personnel at the office was very nice. So far I'm delighted with Dr. Feng:biggrin: So I'm praying that the insurance has a response for me soon! Babecakes

Annete, thanks for your comforting words, I really appreciate them. Yes, it has been a long journey, once is over, I 'm sure it will be well worth it. I'm really excited about seeing Dr. Feng and I pray that everything goes well. I will let you know the outcome of my dr's visit today.

amartyn1. I can relate to you, because I'm going through the same thing. As a matter of fact I have a doctor's appointment with a different surgeon today. This doctor, my PCP had recommed first; however last year he would not accept BCBS, and now he does. I have heard wonderful things about him through a patient of his and from my PCP as well. I hope that if it all goes through with this doctor. But to anwser your question, the surgeon that I have been seeing (or saw twice) Is Barry Sanchez in Burlingame Ca. and the surgeon that I'm seeing today is Dr. John Feng in Redwood City, Ca. Anyways you think that if the insurance has all the medical records and other requirements , that my case can be transferable to Dr. Feng? Babecakes

DianadDickye I read your post, and I have the same situation, meaning the process for me to get approved from my insurance has taken since October of last year. The last medical records I needed was the records for 6 months of a commercial diet and the five year medical history. Yesterday I sent the insurance the records mentioned above.:smile: However my dilemma right now and has always been my doctor's office. It seems that it takes them for ever to submit info to the insurance, and whenever I call it takes almost a week to respond . So it seems to me that I'm doing the surgery coodinator's job and it's very frustating :w00t: Today I have an appointment with a different doctor, do you think this will cause a problem with the insurance? Please advice:confused: Babecakes

amartyn, im in th process of getting approved by my insurance. I have to say that I have to basically submit my own paperwork to the insurance as well as do follow up calls. I feel that the doctors office is not interested in doing my surgery, at least that's how I feel, sometime it take them a week or longer 2 return my calls. My PCP recomended a different surgeon and i have an appoinment tomrrow. Do you by any chance would know that if I decide 2 go with this new doctor, that the insurance would be okay with it?