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Here we go again. The dreaded waiting game. I talked with the surgeon's assistant and she sent my packet to my insurance company on Wednesday, Nov 31. She feels confident that I will be approved. Also, she says that if they dont, they may ask for more info. What else could they want? I will go ahead and send it to them now.. I was really hoping that I could get this done before the year end.... It would really be cool to start out my new years resolution with my lapband and loose incredible weight before spring break so that I could go to the beach with my daughter and not feel like a beach whale walking around... So she said that it would take afew days for the insurance company to get it all in the system and that I should give them at least a 3-4 days before I start calling to hound them.. I have already called yesterday and today and they said it is not in the system yet... Flip!! Come on you people. I am an impatient female on a mission.. If it takes much longer I may loose my mind.

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What insurance do you have? I have BCBS and I was very lucky as my packet was sent via fax to the insurance company on a Friday at 4:45pm and I received my approval the following Tuesday at 2:30pm. I to was on pins & needles waiting for the approval. My BMI is 35.3 and my only saving grace is that I have hypertension. So, that's why my insurance approved it. I'm happy to say my surgery is December 8.

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