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Can you tell me how you was notify you had been approved. Was it by telephone by u.s. mail or did the insurance company call you or your surgeon.

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My surgeon called me. My paperwork was submitted on a Friday and the surgeon's office called me the following Monday. It was completely painless.

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I got papers from my insurance company in the mail saying that everything had been approved. Then my surgeons office called to set up the actual date if the procedure.

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My surgeon's office emailed me to tell me I was approved then called me the next day to schedule a date. I think I received a letter from the insurance company in the mail a week later.

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Surgeon scheduler called n wanted to schedule me for the following Wednesday..I had to decline to give job notice..lol...

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Phone call

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Five days after submitting, my surgeon's office called me. They scheduled the surgery for two weeks after that.

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My bariatric center contacted me, and about a week later I got the paperwork from my insurance company.

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Phone call the day after my pre op surgeon appt. Surgery was the next week.

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My patient advocate called me. She was shocked I had gotten approved. She said I required 6 months of supervised diets, despite my history of years of medical weight loss clinics on and off. I pushed her to put my paperwork through any way, and voila! Two days later she called me and said I was approved! I am scheduled for surgery tomorrow! From my first visit to surgery it's been two months.

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