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I am officially just waiting on insurance approval! I am hoping this time frame goes by quickly. I am so ready to start my new life! :D

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Yeah, waiting for the insurance approval can be a killer. It took a little over 2 weeks for my approval. After 1 week I called to check on the status. My case manager told me that I could call everyday if it made me feel better, but that she would call me as soon as a decision was made. Well, she never should have told me that because I did call everyday. Finally, about a week later, my phone range about 8 am in the morning. It was the nurse from my insurance company calling to tell me that I had been approved. She said that she wanted to surprise me and call me before I called her lol.

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I think waiting for the approval is the worst !!! Everything rides on their answer. I was luck... my surgeon submitted everything on Monday and I was approved on Thursday, we also had all our ducks in a row and there was no way they were not going to approve!.

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Mine was approved in 10 days but ins requested more info in that timeframe..I know how your feeling tho, I was so antsy during that time! Just be patient, good luck!

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