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Just wanted to post spoke to bcbsil today and they have approved me!!! I now have to wait for UofC to call with a date. Really excited and a little nervous because it is getting close but not giving up!

Congratz on ur approval gurly!

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I'm not from Chicago' date=' but from Illinois. I'll be having my surgery (Sept 12) in Urbana.[/quote']

Congratz jbear, itll b here b4 u know it

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Just got my date..... August 20th !!!

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Alrite! Man thats in like 3 wks

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Alrite! Man thats in like 3 wks

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Dang girl... You make things sound so close... Thank you :D ... I have to come up there next Thursday for my pre op testing... My 4th class is on the 13 th... It's all coming along. Yay !!!

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Congratz on ur approval gurly!

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Thank you DaFierce1, its time to really put in the pre-work before the post-work. I need to start taking some things away and continue to change my eating habits.

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Thank you DaFierce1, its time to really put in the pre-work before the post-work. I need to start taking some things away and continue to change my eating habits.

YOU WILL DO IT.. ITS ALL A LEARNING PROCESS.. WE LEARN EVERYDAY OF OUR LIVES.. :)

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Dang girl... You make things sound so close... Thank you :D ... I have to come up there next Thursday for my pre op testing... My 4th class is on the 13 th... It's all coming along. Yay !!!

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HA! IT IS CLOSE...LOL I HAVE MY FIRST CLASS NEXT THURSDAY, MAYBE ILL RUN INTO U

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HA! IT IS CLOSE...LOL I HAVE MY FIRST CLASS NEXT THURSDAY' date=' MAYBE ILL RUN INTO U[/quote']

They changed it... It's on Monday the 5th at noon... They pretty much have me doing something at least once a week including after surgery which is cool to my... Something to occupy my mind.

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HA! IT IS CLOSE...LOL I HAVE MY FIRST CLASS NEXT THURSDAY' date=' MAYBE ILL RUN INTO U[/quote']

Matter of fact I'm there the 5th, 13, surgery on the 20th and post op on the 28... So on one of these visits I'm gonna come up and say hi ...

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Just got my date..... August 20th !!!

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Congratulations TV-Duhhh

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Matter of fact I'm there the 5th' date=' 13, surgery on the 20th and post op on the 28... So on one of these visits I'm gonna come up and say hi ...

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Cool Beans

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Newbie here, I'm Tracey westside of Chicago. I've been thinking about WLS since 2005. I haven't had a chance to start the process because of lifes ups and downs, but I'm ready to finally start the process. I've been morbidly obese my entire life... now that I'm older I'm ready to finally make a change. i'm currently under the BCBSIL ***... thur my employer and far as I know, I'll have to have a referral from my PCP on 9/10/2013... I also know that the surgery will be covered at 100% and all testing and specialist visit are covered with a referral with $10 co-pay...of course lol. Like I said before, I'm new to the process, so I'm hoping that things will go smoothly... considering that my first visit with my PCP, will be to get a referral to see the surgeon on 9/9/2013.

Does anyone else have BCBSIL ***? How long did it take for you to get approved?

Also, I want to say congrats to you guys for making the decision to change your life... to get healthy... and living a better life!

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Newbie here, I'm Tracey westside of chicago. I've been thinking about WLS since 2005. I haven't had a chance to start the process because of lifes ups and downs, but I'm ready to finally start the process. I've been morbidly obese my entire life... now that I'm older I'm ready to finally make a change. i'm currently under the BCBSIL ***... thur my employer and far as I know, I'll have to have a referral from my PCP on 9/10/2013... I also know that the surgery will be covered at 100% and all testing and specialist visit are covered with a referral with $10 co-pay...of course lol. Like I said before, I'm new to the process, so I'm hoping that things will go smoothly... considering that my first visit with my PCP, will be to get a referral to see the surgeon on 9/9/2013.

Does anyone else have BCBSIL ***? How long did it take for you to get approved?

Also, I want to say congrats to you guys for making the decision to change your life... to get healthy... and to live better!

CONGRATZ TO U AS WELL FOR MAKING THIS DECISION..

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Newbie here, I'm Tracey westside of Chicago. I've been thinking about WLS since 2005. I haven't had a chance to start the process because of lifes ups and downs, but I'm ready to finally start the process. I've been morbidly obese my entire life... now that I'm older I'm ready to finally make a change. i'm currently under the BCBSIL ***... thur my employer and far as I know, I'll have to have a referral from my PCP on 9/10/2013... I also know that the surgery will be covered at 100% and all testing and specialist visit are covered with a referral with $10 co-pay...of course lol. Like I said before, I'm new to the process, so I'm hoping that things will go smoothly... considering that my first visit with my PCP, will be to get a referral to see the surgeon on 9/9/2013.

Does anyone else have BCBSIL ***? How long did it take for you to get approved?

Also, I want to say congrats to you guys for making the decision to change your life... to get healthy... and living a better life!

Hey congrats on the decision to get started. I have bcbsil, it took about 3 to 5 days to get approved but I think it depends on who is reviewing your claim. I know someone who was approved in 3 days so its really not to long. Once again congrats

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I got my date but they have changed it 3 times in a 5 hour span. I went from Aug 23, a date that my surgeon does not do surgery. Then to the 22nd but they took so long that I lost the date, so now it is official the date is the 29th of Aug. I am now waiting to receive my email on the next steps I need to take. I am feeling a little nervous because the date means its really going to happen and I am thinking about the after affects. What is going to work and what I need to do and eat? I know it will all come to me when the time comes but it does not stop me from thinking about the "what if's".

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