I'm going to die waiting!

[Sajijoma 1,324]

I know my packet was just sent to insurance Monday, but OMG I was hoping to be one of those lucky bastards who heard back within 24-48hrs! I'm going crazy thinking about it, but I'm trying so hard not to be one of those people who speed dials the insurance company everyday, but I want to be one of those people so bad! lol please someone put me out of my misery! I can't wait to get rid of this fat body!!!

[cassie32104 70]

I'm one of the ppl who called,lol. The first day I called I just (very politely) said I wanted to make sure my paperwork was received- which they said no it wasn't. So I called the next day, same thing- they said it was received this time so that calmed me down some. Then I made myself not call the next morning, but my coordinator called me around 1pm that day and told me I was approved!

Call them!!

[Sajijoma 1,324]

If made myself promise that I would at least wait til Monday morning...if I don't hear by then I'll be annoying til

It gets done! I've got nowhere to go next week so I can call every couple of hours of need be! ????

[lsmith715 55]

Omg!!! I'm that person too. My packet was submitted on Monday too and I'm absolutely dying from anticipation. I called twice today! Today it says it's pending. That's helping but I was really hoping to have an answer by the weekend. I have United Health Care. Good luck. Hope we hear something soon!

[Sajijoma 1,324]

Good luck to you too! Maybe we'll be surgery buddies together!

[msgal2181 11]

I called. I've called everyday. It's pending now and I'm going to call again today! I'm glad I called though because the first day they told me they had to send a letter out to obtain a denial from my primary insurance (which doesn't cover) and I knew they had that already and sure enough she found it and then told me she sent to pre certification department however when I called them the next day they had it but my insurance company had changed to a national per certification office on October 1st and my stuff was at the wrong place and then the next day and I called and they had it but the office had a system wide failure and it took another 24 hours to get it entered but it's pending now and I'm so excited and so nervous! I have a surgery date of October 27th pending this approval!!! I'm also now a non smoker and got to mark that on the patient information at my eye doctor yesterday and that felt awesome!!! Good luck everyone...

[lsmith715 55]

Good luck to you too! Maybe we'll be surgery buddies together![/

That would be great! Keep me updated if you hear anything.

[lsmith715 55]

New day. New set of phone calls. I'll call mid morning and then again it the end of the day Incase there is a change.

[msgal2181 11]

Yes hopefully we can be surgery buddies. I called this afternoon and it's still pending. I'm going to give it a rest for the weekend (only because they won't be there lol ) and start back on Monday morning!! Good luck everyone!!

[lsmith715 55]

I've already called once today too. I was trying to hold out till later in the day but I just couldn't wait. I too am going to let it go till Monday at this point. It's so hard waiting. I've never wanted anything so bad in my life before.

[ImBringingLisaBack RNY 70]

Oh I've *totally* been *that* person and thank God I have! My surgeon's office continues to tell me one thing and then the insurance tells me a completely different thing...i.e. Missing paperwork, missing codes, etc every day it's something different. I have been given a tentative date for Nov 5, but as of Friday I still don't have an approval!

Good thing is I can call my insurance's automated service and go thru the prompts and then decide if I want to speak to someone. I usually don't and just call again, but like I said every time I speak to them...there is an issue.

You are your biggest advocate in this process. I say do what you feel is right.

It's soooooooo annoying!

[Sajijoma 1,324]

@@msgal2181 congratulations on stopping smoking!

I'm definitely calling Monday and see whatMs what because I am totally dying not knowing and I wish that I could go look up the status and just put myself at ease, but no. So call and pester begins Monday! ???? my whole life is in the balance while I wait for the date. I even had to tell my PCP when I scheduled my kids for their flu shots that it was pending my surgery date. Obviously if I'm having my surgery then, the shots will have to be rescheduled and as much as I love my husband, he absolutely cannot handle 7 kids in the office alone especially when half won't do flu-mist and want shots and the other half are shot a phoebic and God forbid if he gets them confused! ????

[Blueeyes66 11]

I too have called but to no avail.... Im about to go Crazy with worry. Im afraid to call because they might say I'm sorry you have been denied...But, then again I want it so bad that I cant leave them alone...lol

[lsmith715 55]

Still nothing. Augh.

[Sajijoma 1,324]

Oh I've *totally* been *that* person and thank God I have! My surgeon's office continues to tell me one thing and then the insurance tells me a completely different thing...i.e. Missing paperwork, missing codes, etc every day it's something different. I have been given a tentative date for Nov 5, but as of Friday I still don't have an approval!

Good thing is I can call my insurance's automated service and go thru the prompts and then decide if I want to speak to someone. I usually don't and just call again, but like I said every time I speak to them...there is an issue.

You are your biggest advocate in this process. I say do what you feel is right.

It's soooooooo annoying!

I got a lesson in being too nice this morning. I called my insurance company to see where we were in the approval dept and my packet has never been sent. So all this waiting for nothing! ???????? I was hoping for a date by now and now I find out I haven't even begun to wait yet and I have no idea why! I paid the psych over the phone to make sure he released my report on time and I am just in shock and utter heartbreak knowing it hasn't been sent yet!