Pre Op, waiting for insurance to approve me :-)

[emsleath 0]

Hello,

My name is Emma and I am making sure I haven't left a stone unturned as I wait for my insurance!! I am British and moved to the US 7 years ago and went from a robust and overweight 196lbs to 249 lbs! I decided on Weight Loss Surgery 2 years ago, and finally got around to doing it after making sure I knew everything! That is just me :-)

Well wish me luck

Emma

[AnneGG 0]

I do wish you luck, Emma. Me, too- I'm being banded May 26. Welcome to the board!

[LRTAB 0]

Emma, I am in the same boat. I have diligently performed every prerequisite defined by my insurance company. I meet all the requirements and am now simply waiting for a response.

It's frustrating - I called the insurance company last week and they said I would have a decision by last Friday. Monday, I phoned and was told by my (prospective) surgeon's nurse that they asked for additional information, which was provided. I phoned the insurance company again today to learn that it is still 'pending' review.

My wife tells me that if I meet all the requirements, that it should be no problem. However, I fear that something will come up - they'll think I didn't try hard enough to lose weight, or that my high blood pressure isn't enough of a contributing factor (my BMI is 38.6 - it needs to be 40+ or I need to have another contributing medical problem like the hypertension), or maybe they'll pull my pharmaceuticals and find that I forgot a blood pressure medicine dose here or there...

I literally feel like if I am accepted, that I will be on the path to return to a healthy, vibrant lifestyle and a bright, exciting future (my weight gain has been gradually up and down since a normal weight in high school 26 years ago). If not approved, I'm destined to suffer poor health which will eventually cause my career to fail, ending in an early, miserable death that leaves my family to fend without me. I am not normally this dramatic but I feel like this is my last shot.

So I wait and I pray and I tremble. The waiting is hell...

[LRTAB 0]

So, any news?

I am still waiting...