Surgery Date and Insurance Approval

[Yardsleever 81]

Had my final visit with my surgeon on Tuesday and set surgery date for December 12th. Got a call from the office today that we have received insurance approval.....YAY!! Will be starting my two week pre-op liquid phase right after Thanksgiving, then move to pureed Proteins after surgery.

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[AC3 51]

Yayyy!!! That's my surgery date! I only have to do one week. I start it dec 5.

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[recreatingcate 132]

Yay for you both!! You'll be on the loser's bench before 2017!

[Butterflywarrior 241]

Congratulations!!!

[Yardsleever 81]

Yayyy!!! That's my surgery date! I only have to do one week. I start it dec 5.

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Congrats!! I would have loved one week of liquid, but will definitely look for ways to switch up and push through the two weeks. Let's keep each other on track as we embark on this journey.

After reading some of the insurance nightmare stories, getting that call yesterday lifted a heavy weight.

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[jillk101 23]

How long did it take from the time you started til you got a date?

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[Yardsleever 81]

I had my first consultation with the doctor the middle of August, so that started my insurance company's four month supervised weight management program. During that time, I did all the required testing (endoscopy, psych, sleep apnea, etc.).

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[AC3 51]

Yayyy!!! That's my surgery date! I only have to do one week. I start it dec 5.

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Congrats!! I would have loved one week of liquid, but will definitely look for ways to switch up and push through the two weeks. Let's keep each other on track as we embark on this journey.

After reading some of the insurance nightmare stories, getting that call yesterday lifted a heavy weight.

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I was afraid I wasn't going to get approved bc of my BMI but I JUST made it at 40.1

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[manda101 2]

Did you have any comorbidities? And what is your insurance? I'm between 39.8-39.9 bmi I'm afraid I won't get approved

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[Yardsleever 81]

I have high blood pressure, so that helped me.

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[Dknal2 1,066]

I was approved by Cigna within 5 days of submitting . I received my Dec 5 surgery date a couple of days later from my surgeon's office, Dr Clayton Frenzel. I will be traveling to Plano, TX. I live in Alabama but this office has made this process really smooth. I did my psychology Eval and all my dietician visits online, which was approved by insurance. I'm still in shock because Cigna usually turns down everyone at first.