Surgery Pre Auth?

[sixbuttons 102]

I was just noticing on my calender that I go exactly two weeks from today for my surgery pre-auth! Woo! But I am curious, I'm wondering why they made me an appointment to do it now because I won't be done with my six months until August. I wonder why so soon? I wonder if that means I will have surgery faster after my six months are up? I hope that's what it means! Or is that just normal?

[SpaceDust 585]

I was just noticing on my calender that I go exactly two weeks from today for my surgery pre-auth! Woo! But I am curious' date=' I'm wondering why they made me an appointment to do it now because I won't be done with my six months until August. I wonder why so soon? I wonder if that means I will have surgery faster after my six months are up? I hope that's what it means! Or is that just normal?[/quote']

Well, it will be a good way to have an early check to make sure all the details are done and catch anything that's been missed, so in that sense it may help move things along.

Scheduling my surgery was more tied to my insurance approval than anything else, and my insurance approval was tied to finishing the 6-month medical diet - I still needed lab work, endoscopy and my pre op meeting with my surgeon at the time we set my surgery date.

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[sixbuttons 102]

Wow, really?! I've done almost all that stuff. I had to have blood work, echo, psych eval, sleep study, and I have my EGD next week. So truly the only thing I have left is two more support groups and three more diet education classes and I'm finished. I'm hoping that they'll give me a surgery date on June 4!!

[SpaceDust 585]

Wow' date=' really?! I've done almost all that stuff. I had to have blood work, echo, psych eval, sleep study, and I have my EGD next week. So truly the only thing I have left is two more support groups and three more diet education classes and I'm finished. I'm hoping that they'll give me a surgery date on June 4!![/quote']

Good luck!

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[SpaceDust 585]

Wow' date=' really?! I've done almost all that stuff. I had to have blood work, echo, psych eval, sleep study, and I have my EGD next week. So truly the only thing I have left is two more support groups and three more diet education classes and I'm finished. I'm hoping that they'll give me a surgery date on June 4!![/quote']

Good luck!

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