waiting, waiting, waiting

[kourtany93 6]

These day all I seem to do anymore is wait. At least now I'm looking into days until my surgery and not months. I thank God for that. My doctor said he would mke sure that he would see me on that operating table in 30 days or less. He would personlly see to the insurance company since I'm so young and he feels that I'm in desperate need of this surgery. It all shocked me but I'm definitely ready for this surgery. I'm just sitting around waiting and wishing it would come along and I could start my life anew. How long did it take you to get an insurance approval? and then how long did it take you to get your date? I need some help with all of this waiting left to do.

[Russian_BANDit_inNY 4]

Took my insurance 30 min or less to approve me with no 6month diet or 5 year history or any of that....

Took my doctor's office 3 ...three ... THREE weeks to fax papers from my file to them. ALL papers were in my file on the 20th.

[aromanek 13]

Three weeks? That makes me want to call my doctor's office tomorrow and bug them. The insurance person told me it would be a week for the insurance to reply with a yes or no and one week was today. I guess I am tired of waiting. Two years ago i decided to get the lapband, then my department at work was eliminated and I lost my insurance and now that I have insurance again I have been doing everything I can to speed the process along since October. I am sure getting this close makes people impatient, but if I dont hear anything tomorrow I will likely become my insurance lady's most frequient caller.

[kourtany93 6]

Its also been over week for me too. I keep trying to call the hospital to see an update but they keep giving me the runaround. I'm also having trouble contacting the insurance company.

[Day Dreamer 23]

What insurance company do you have?

[kourtany93 6]

Medicare. They said it would definitely be covered because of my health. I'm just confused when.

[rlfeudo 0]

I been waiting since November on a list for Boston Mass General.. They said it looked like by my priority "urgent" would put me in April. So I hate waiting! it sucks!.. I was ready in November.. Silly me didn't realize there was such a long list of people in line with more health problems then me ahead of me... so I am almost there. I just keep reading and watching you tube videos to keep me up to date and informed...

[dFaults 1]

Took my insurance 30 min or less to approve me with no 6month diet or 5 year history or any of that....

Took my doctor's office 3 ...three ... THREE weeks to fax papers from my file to them. ALL papers were in my file on the 20th.

Me too! Except my surgeons office was faxing it to the wrong number but once everything was straight it took insurance about 30mins...surgeons office 4weeks...smh...but its done so no harm

[aromanek 13]

I should have called days ago. I called my doctors office this morning after having been done with all my appointments for about 8 days now and the insurance person said she thought she sent it out last week but she would be happy to double check. Turns out she never did and my call reminded her. I called my insurance a couple hours later and they confirmed they just got it. I guess I will be waiting another week. This process has tought me a couple things.........to be proactive and not assume and since I am the person most invested in me getting a lapband installed I have to be persistent.

[Day Dreamer 23]

Turns out she never did and my call reminded her.

WOW!! You are right - good thing you called to check! I could imagine you being very upset if a month from now and still not received an answer!

[Russian_BANDit_inNY 4]

I would strongly suggest to follow up with the doctor office if you feel like things are not moving. I asked and worked with office manager after I was not able to reach the 'right' person. Office manager Melisa was very very helpful.

And my insurance pre-approval case manager Elaine from Anthem BCBS - was always reachable, I had her direct phone number.

[kourtany93 6]

Today I called and they told me that everything was turned in and that we're just waiting on the insurance company, it's been a week since I turned in everything. Well, in the mail later today, hours after the phone call, I find a list that says I'm missing stuff from my packet so the information never got turned. Called the woman in charge (same woman I had talked to earlier today) and she said that they made a mistake and she thought I was someone else, even though I gave her my full name and birthday along with my social security number. She relunctantly found all of my "missing" papers.