Ganzface6

So I am finally looking at the post operative forum.....Yeah!! I was banded on October 26th and I feel surprisingly great besides some issues with gas. I am ready to start working off all the excess fat that I have managed gaining over the past few years. I have been walking 1/2 hour every day and I feel very healthy. Thanks for all the help and support on this forum it has been refreshing to know that others are in the same boat. Good luck to all the October bandsters out there!!!

So I am a little confused since the insurance coordinator submitted my paperwork for Gastric Bypass and not Lap Band and I was approved last Friday for the wrong procedure.....REALLY! I tried not to be mad and remained calm but apparently it takes 2-4 days for approval for GB and 4-6 weeks for the Band. I have Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western PA. She thought since I meet all the requirements for GB then it should be easy for the insurance to change the procedure code-If not, then I will have to wait another 4-6 weeks.....YIKES!!!! (I had my surgery scheduled for October 26th too) I almost wonder if they did this on purpose?

They were able to change the procedure under the original authorization...YIPPEE!! I now will be having surgery officially October 26th and start my pre op diet tomorrow. Thanks for the support.