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I live in Phoenix and have an appointment at Banner Estrella early next month.. I am very excited about it. I wanted to know if anybody has had this procedure in Arizona?

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No sleeve yet. I am down the road in Tucson, scheduled for the 25th at Northwest Med Ctr.

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I actually just hung up with a husband and wife couple in Tucson. The husband just told me that I should go down to Tucson because he and his wife both had their surgery there.. so you will be in good hands :)

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That's great news. Thanks for the feedback!

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I'm getting sleeved with Dr. Juarez at St. Luke's in PHX, it is a center for excellence and he works with Bridges AZ. Their whole team is amazing and I'm getting sleeved on Aug 19.

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Im still waiting on my approval.. so im so nervous i just started my pape rwork process. nutrision app pshyic app etc etc..and i dont know how long it will take to get it approved but im doing mine in Yuma, Arizona

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Im still waiting on my approval.. so im so nervous i just started my pape rwork process. nutrision app pshyic app etc etc..and i dont know how long it will take to get it approved but im doing mine in Yuma' date=' Arizona[/quote']

Good luck, it just depends on your insurance and how long they take to provide a decision, you can call and follow up to make sure they got everything and see what they say is their timeframe for providing a decision. I was told 14 business days with my insurance UHC, but had one in 5 business days. So just depends, good luck and fingers crossed you get your approval soon.

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