Really, why me?!?! Insurance changes 4/1/14 and first meeting with the surgeon 4/11/14

[KeeWee 470]

My job sure knows how to turn a smile upside down...Smh. So I find out from them, the day I get my approval that as of April 1, I will switch from a Kaiser Select plan to a Kaiser Signature plan. Which means for me that instead of going to any surgeon out of the 8 and any hospital out of the 4, now I have only 1 option for a hospital and 2 options for a surgeon.

I've researched my surgeon and patients of my surgeon for over 7 months now and my approval came before the switch so why can't I proceed with the plans I gave on my referral request. I want this doctor and this hospital because I feel comfortable there and its literally minutes from my house. I don't drive but I would get all the way to the borders of another damn state to go there...is like 40 minutes on the Amtrack Vs. the one I can walk to.

This is really bringing me down, when I was literally just on cloud 9. I want someone from Kaiser to be on here and save the day and tell me, don't worry, the changes won't apply to you since you've already been approved for that Dr.

I waited so long and Kaiser is the one's that have me this late, I should have been sleeved by now, would have been in FEB if they had coverage for their very pregnant Nutritionist but NOOOO, they send me outta town to complete the process...is there no way to fight this?

[sleeve30 33]

I feel your pain... My job changed insurance too so as of April 1 I have no coverage for bariatric surgery under my employer's health plan. I opted out and purchased my own hoping that I will get approval now in April it May and hope for a summer surgery. It is not easy it's torture but time will pass and you will get it done.