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I just posted a bit of this somewhere else, but thought it was maybe the wrong place. I just had the last appointment of the insurance required 6 months diet/exercise followed by a doctor. I HATE having my blood taken (I'm a fainter), so I have put it off- I went once only to discover that it had to be a fasting blood draw. So tomorrow first thing I'm getting it done. I think that only takes a couple days to get back. I have a call into the place doing my surgery about next steps- I know they submit to insurance, and that technically my insurance (BCBS of TX, even though I live in NC) can take 30 days to approve....and we just found out that there is a possibility that my DH may get laid off on 1/27 or so. So he could be laid off with no insurance just as I'm being approved! I have insurance at my work I can then get, but who knows if they even cover lapband, I never checked since I'm on DH's.

Today my blood pressure was sky high- 140/108- the stress! And DH is giving me some grief about having it done now, it's all so stressful, I just want it to be done so I can move on with the rest of my life!

I guess I just have to look at it as it will happen, just a matter of how, and I am worth it!

Thanks for letting me vent, I'm just so stressed and really want this to work out :)

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Take a deep breath, dont let things get the best of you. My insurance approved me within a day, some Insurances will get back to the surgeon right away, others take longer. If you communicate with your doctor about the concerns with your insurance, they can speed things along and try to get it done before the ins runs out.

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BCBS of RI approved me in 32 days, hope you get a faster answer than I did! Good luck!

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