Gastric sleeve

[jojomonkey44 0]

Hi my name is joanne I had completed all my seminars all my nutritionist and my psych evaluation I also had my sleep study and my endoscopy done was just wondering what happens next?

[angierue 214]

Have you not been in contact with your surgeons office or your patient advocate? My clinic actually gives you a little timeline/list of prerequisites that lead up to getting your surgery date.

[Joanne Morris 0]

Have you not been in contact with your surgeons office or your patient advocate? My clinic actually gives you a little timeline/list of prerequisites that lead up to getting your surgery date.

I go see the surgeon October 22nd

[angierue 214]

Then I'm being they'll submit to your insurance and get your surgery date scheduled. Yay!

[labwalker 1,177]

They usually submit the insurance info for approval once all the requisites are meet. Good luck!

Edited September 25, 2014 by labwalker

[Beni 1,484]

Are you seeing the Bariatric Doctor for the first time? If yes, this is when you'll discuss the surgery needed, etc. Then, make a decision, submit paperwork to insurance but the doctor's office usually does this.

If you have seen the doctor already and the decision is made, then you need to call the doctor's office and ask them if the paperwork is all in place since you have completed all the requirements. Also check if and when they will submit it to insurance. Follow it through. Most doctors only schedule surgery after insurance approval. Some if they think you will surely get approved (based on past experience) may give you a tentative date.

Good luck!

[Selina1000 17]

After I had all of my appointments, upper GI, sleep study etc, they had to submit the information to my insurance, and I was told it could take up to 2 weeks to hear back. It was 2 weeks on the nose! After that, They set my surgery date to the next opening for my surgeon, and that was about 10-12 days later. It was a long nerve racking 2 weeks! Hang in there, you can always give them a call, and they can fill you in on what'a going on.