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I finally got my approval yesterday. Took roughly six days for bcbsil. My bmi is 50. Pre diabetes and hypertension.

See there you did all that "I'm dying over here" and yours only took six days B) Congrats and welcome too the club of "now were waiting for scheduling". :o

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Hahahaha thanks. I have my dr. Appt on Tuesday. Cant wait.

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Surgery scheduled for December 26!

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Talk about holidays, surgery scheduled for 12/26!

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OMG!!! Merry Christmas to you! I'm scheduled for December 2nd! So don't feel bad, I get to smell all of the Thanksgiving dinner while I'm on liquids:( Congrats on your date! Now we can start a new post worrying about what's next.

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My surgeon just submitted everything to BCBS of Alabama. I thought there was a 15 day wait, but after calling the insurance office, they told me they had 30 days! Argggghhh!

Should I start bugging them in a week or so anyway?

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Couldn't help myself....I called BCBS today. They haven't finished reviewing my paperwork, and they reminded me of the "up to 30 days" policy. They received my paperwork on Monday 11/11/13.

I'm finding myself more upbeat these days...thinking that this might actually happen! Might also be because when I get up and open my bedroom door....I have four 8-week old kittens galloping down the hallway to greet me! Puts a smile on my face first thing in the morning!

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