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The Waiting Game Ended Today!



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I am so overjoyed. I received a phone call from the doctors office. They left me a message and basically just said they were calling about my approval. I immediately thought oh no…they need more information. By the time I got the message to call back, the doctor's office was closed. I immediately called the insurance company (AETNA) and the agent was very nice…told me about how successful her gastric bypass was from 2 years ago. I told her I was worried that I wasn't gonna get approved and she don't worry…YOU'RE APPROVED. The date she gave me for my surgery was March 24. How do they come up with the surgery date? Do they contact the hospital to find out the first available date? Will the doctor give me a different date? I was hoping to be sleeved in February. M head is spinning right now….getting my list together so I can be prepared…. I'm really getting sleeved!!! Yaaaahhhhh!!

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Most doctors offices put a tentative date down when they submit then when you go in you pick your real date. That's what mine did and I was able to get a January 30 surgery date. Congrats on approval and good luck!

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How do they come up with surgery date?

@@Ladiec2

that's great that the "waiting game" is over, and you won!! :)

i was surprised/amazed when i got my surgery date :huh:

i had just met with my surgeon

i went to the front desk and they said" lets look for a date" :o

huh, what did i miss???

she looked at her calendar

saw a date doc was available

i could have surgery then penciled me in!!!

that was it!!! :o

i proceeded the next day or two, started to jump through the hoops of finsurance

today - 3 years later

i'm sitting here sitting pretty

"cute as a button" :lol:

maintaining goal these past 2 years

living and loving life to the fullest!!! :)

who would have thunk??? ;)

kathy

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Congrats o approval and surgery date. Hop Aetna is as nice to me - lol.

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