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10/13 Sleeve on hold by Ins. ????????



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Hello everyone!

Very frustrated.... WARNING... Curses coming...

So yesterday my insurance co (UMR) called my surgeons office and told them that I needed 3 more nutritional visits (May, June, July) before I could have my surgery..WTF!? The info was faxed to the insurance with plenty of time & now, just before surgery she wants to pick up the damn file & review it. Can I please know WTF she was doing all this time?

My doctors office faxed the letter to her & today she says she needs 3 detailed letters with a bunch of other details ????. I'm waiting for my doc to come in and approve this so they can fax the letters over to the insurance lady & see how fast she can review my documents & approve my surgery.

What pisses me off is whyyyy did she wait till the freakin last minute???

Ughhh... I'll keep u all updated!

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OMG! I feel your pain. I hope it all works out. Thanks for posting this because its comments like this that will help us newbies to prepare and stay on top of the docs, nuts, insurance company. I hope I don't hit a stumbling block. Best of luck to you! Stay positive!

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Do they really do that? Would a dr. Do that too?

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My surgery has now been rescheduled to January 19, 2015.

I'm very dissapointed and very sad.

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Because people are lazy and don't do their jobs; unfortunately that has affected you. Hang in there!

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Sorry to hear this had to happen to you and you've been rescheduled. Hang in there!

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