Insurance/pre Approval Taking Forever?!?

[So0n2bSliM 41]

I am waiting for my insurance to approve me before they can schedule my surgery date. I was originally going to get the sleeve but they declined it because I did not have a BMI of 50+. I chose to stick with Gastric Bypass. My doc office said they sent off all my paper work on May 9 and they still haven't heard anything back from my insurance. I have called my insurance a few times and today was the first time they said that they see it on there screen but it is in pending status. Does everything go into a pending status before getting approve or declined or is it pending because I am more than likely going to get denied?I may be over thinking all of this but geesh I started this journey on February 23rd. Any advice would be greatly appreciated

[KevinsBabyGirl85 364]

Hoping you get approved! I know that it can take 6 months for approval! Have you written a letter to your insurance company about your struggles with your weight? My surgeons office has everyone do that to help get insurance approval! If you haven't done that maybe that's worth a shot!

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[So0n2bSliM 41]

No I haven't done that. That is a good idea. How long did it take your insurance to approve you?

[KevinsBabyGirl85 364]

I started in October and got my approval in December

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[So0n2bSliM 41]

You ate so lucky! Hoping and praying everything turns out for the better

[KevinsBabyGirl85 364]

Me too Hun!

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[Miss Crystal 1]

I have been on my journey since sept 2011. Just finished 6 month supervised weightloss. I only lost a few lbs, nothing major..now of course gotta waiy for my drs office to move their behind.. anyone out there know how fast UHC responds?

[So0n2bSliM 41]

I am not familiar with UHC. All my insurance made me do was attend one support group, go see the dietician once, and psych eval. The process was easy but now I am waiting on BCBS to give the doctors office the go