The Waiting Game........

[Jessielynn 112]

Hey all, submitted all my paperwork to the insurance company today! I have bcbs of Illinois how long do you think it will

take to hear something? I am sooo excited!

[FDclerical 318]

omg i did too! we are on the same time frame! i hope it happens in hmmm 5 days!

[Jessielynn 112]

omg i did too! we are on the same time frame! i hope it happens in hmmm 5 days!

Lol that's awesome! We can be buddies;) I'm hoping for hmmmmm tomarrow! I hate to not know! What insurance do u have and where are you getting done?

[Tammy310 43]

My doc submitted my paperwork today too. But, they told me approx 2 weeks for an approval . Not to mention the fact that I thought it was ...Approval, pre-op diet, surgery. Apparently, with his office it is not. It's approval, appointment to get surgery date, appointment with next doc for surgical clearance then another appt with surgeon to go over test results before surgery. I was excited, right up until i made that last phone call.

Oh well, I've waited this long another month won't kill me I guess.

[Jessielynn 112]

My doc submitted my paperwork today too. But' date=' they told me approx 2 weeks for an approval . Not to mention the fact that I thought it was ...Approval, pre-op diet, surgery. Apparently, with his office it is not. It's approval, appointment to get surgery date, appointment with next doc for surgical clearance then another appt with surgeon to go over test results before surgery. I was excited, right up until i made that last phone call.

Oh well, I've waited this long another month won't kill me I guess.[/quote']

Who is your insurance through? I had to do all my insurance requirements first then when I get preapproved I have to do the surgeons requirements;( so maybe about 4-6 weeks I'll be in surgery!

[FDclerical 318]

I have HuskyA through CT!! I'm going through Hartford hospital surgical weight loss center. Their amazing and said they would fight for me if I ever got denied!! So amped!! Good luck to you"!! I had a lady bug fall on my lap last night lol

[Tammy310 43]

Who is your insurance through? I had to do all my insurance requirements first then when I get preapproved I have to do the surgeons requirements;( so maybe about 4-6 weeks I'll be in surgery!

I have QualCare and I guess my situation is about the same. I started the process in May: 4 WLS education meetings (1 per month), 3 Dietician meetings(1per month), psych eval.

I already had a sleep study years ago and have a BiPap machine at home; so, at least I got to skip that. I assume these requirements were for the insurance.

Now the surgeon submits all documentation to the company for authorization. Then the other appointments are per the surgeon's office for medical clearance (re: asthma etc.) I'm probably looking at at least your 4-6 weeks. But then we know who we're going in with right?

[Tammy310 43]

Good luck to you"!! I had a lady bug fall on my lap last night lol

Send her to my house would ya? and good luck to you as well. Let us know when you get a date.

[Jessielynn 112]

It's seems like we may all be sleeved together.....that's awesome!

This is all I think about these days, and everybody in my life is just about done hearing about it...lol

It's nice to know people in the same part of this!

[Jessielynn 112]

How old are you guys? Kids,nmarital status etc .....tell me about yourselfs;)

[Tammy310 43]

How old are you guys? Kids,marital status etc .....tell me about yourselfs;)

41, married~ same man 22yrs, work in healthcare, many ailments besides obesity: celiac disease, sleep apnea, asthma, fibromyalgia, herniated discs, hypoglycemia, it's a long list. I have 4 children, the last of which is a set of twin girls who will be 21 this month. The day I came home from having them I weighed 128lbs. I tried to get a tubal ligation and was told I was too young (20) so they gave me a birth control implant. It's been downhill ever since. I gained 70lbs in 9 months so I had the implant removed, but my weight just keeps going up. I'm now +100lbs from my post baby weight, or I was. I've been struggling for at least 18yrs and I'm tired of doing it; so, here I am.

PS: I have 2 grandchildren so I'd like to be able to keep up with them.

What about you?

[Tammy310 43]

It's seems like we may all be sleeved together.....that's awesome!

This is all I think about these days, and everybody in my life is just about done hearing about it...lol

It's nice to know people in the same part of this!

I've been very vague with everyone and most of my family doesn't know yet. It is nice to come onto the forum and see that there's so much support for us. It is all I think about and the closer I get the more I worry. Not that I'll die (I'm not afraid of that) but that I won't be able to lose even after the sleeve. That's why I haven't told anyone that I'm doing it.

Not to mention, the people that I have told all look at me funny and say: "you're not even big enough to need surgery. You should just excercise~eat better~eat different~etc." Then when I tell them that I exercise, eat well, etc. they act like I'm lying. Why bother to share?