How long did it take for you to get your dates?

[VixianRyia 15]

I'm struggling with the unknown. How did all your processing go before you got your surgery dates? I currently have IEHP insurance.

[VixianRyia 15]

Any kind of help or advice would be nice

[Keenikwe 82]

My program takes about a month to approve insurance and schedule a date. I was at my last weigh in on 7/18 and I called my insurance on 8/3 and I've been approved for surgery... still haven't heard from my program to schedule the surgery... so still waiting

[GassyGurl 428]

One practice here schedules everything on your first visit. You walk out with all nutrition, egd, psych, and surgery right after your consult.

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[VixianRyia 15]

So far I've done the nutritionist, now I'm doing classes, then they are telling me that I haven't been doing the right stuff and they wanna sign me up for another class .. I feel Like I'm being dragged through the mud. Currently I'm waiting for the referral to go trough to I guess go to a consultation with the surgeon. Nothing has been mentioned about the pysch evaluation or scans. I've done a seminar and hopefully a group meeting on Wednesday. But I just need someone to talk to about all this

[jrmoseley 101]

I'm in the same spot as Keenikwe. I've been approved by insurance, but am waiting for the surgeon's assistant to review my file and set a surgery date. I do have to say that this is one area where it sounds like most of the programs could do a better job--that is communicating expectations and timelines. The number of people who get halfway through what they believe to be their requirements, only to have those requirements shift and change is just unacceptable (I realize that this one is usually a problem with insurance companies, not usually the programs). And waiting for someone in an office to shift a file from one desk to another without giving a patient any estimate for how long that usually takes is just impolite. My business requires that I plan out 3 months in advance, but right now I'm leaving my team hanging for the next 8 (or maybe 10, or maybe 12-who knows??) weeks because no one is even willing to give me an estimate on whether I should expect surgery in late August, early September, or maybe not until October. Can you tell I'm frustrated?

[fruitandveggies 456]

As you can see, it really just depends on your insurance and your surgeon's office! I was approved by my insurance before my first appointment (the office called to pre-verify) and they gave me a list of everything I needed to do for my insurance and just scheduled my surgery date that day I was there. I was pretty surprised at how quickly they did it!

[VixianRyia 15]

I'm in the same spot as Keenikwe. I've been approved by insurance, but am waiting for the surgeon's assistant to review my file and set a surgery date. I do have to say that this is one area where it sounds like most of the programs could do a better job--that is communicating expectations and timelines. The number of people who get halfway through what they believe to be their requirements, only to have those requirements shift and change is just unacceptable (I realize that this one is usually a problem with insurance companies, not usually the programs). And waiting for someone in an office to shift a file from one desk to another without giving a patient any estimate for how long that usually takes is just impolite. My business requires that I plan out 3 months in advance, but right now I'm leaving my team hanging for the next 8 (or maybe 10, or maybe 12-who knows??) weeks because no one is even willing to give me an estimate on whether I should expect surgery in late August, early September, or maybe not until October. Can you tell I'm frustrated?

Yeah. I'm frustrated too. I'm trying to be patient with all of them but damn how many hoops do I need. I just wish they would lay it all out and be clear about it. So I will just keep doing all I can.

[Myaiku_Kuraitani 245]

They submitted and two days later I got a call telling me I was approved and they scheduled my surgery right then and there.


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HW- 273
Pre-op Wt- 230
SW- 226
CW- 176
GW- 130
Ht- 5'2.5"
DOS- April 26th, 2017

"Only those who try will become." ~FFX

[VixianRyia 15]

They submitted and two days later I got a call telling me I was approved and they scheduled my surgery right then and there.


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HW- 273
Pre-op Wt- 230
SW- 226
CW- 176
GW- 130
Ht- 5'2.5"
DOS- April 26th, 2017

"Only those who try will become." ~FFX

I'm currently just waiting for the referral to go through. I'm tempted to call since it was submitted Thursday.. but idk.

Hw: 352
CW: 330
GW: 150
Ht: 5'4

[Myaiku_Kuraitani 245]

I wouldn't hesitate to call the sooner you know, the better. It could be approved already.


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HW- 273
Pre-op Wt- 230
SW- 226
CW- 176
GW- 130
Ht- 5'2.5"
DOS- April 26th, 2017

"Only those who try will become." ~FFX

[msdemps 38]

I'm in the same spot as Keenikwe. I've been approved by insurance, but am waiting for the surgeon's assistant to review my file and set a surgery date. I do have to say that this is one area where it sounds like most of the programs could do a better job--that is communicating expectations and timelines. The number of people who get halfway through what they believe to be their requirements, only to have those requirements shift and change is just unacceptable (I realize that this one is usually a problem with insurance companies, not usually the programs). And waiting for someone in an office to shift a file from one desk to another without giving a patient any estimate for how long that usually takes is just impolite. My business requires that I plan out 3 months in advance, but right now I'm leaving my team hanging for the next 8 (or maybe 10, or maybe 12-who knows??) weeks because no one is even willing to give me an estimate on whether I should expect surgery in late August, early September, or maybe not until October. Can you tell I'm frustrated?

I'm going through the same thing. I was approved In June with an anticipated surgery date of June 29th. I had to jump through many hoops. Now that I'm all finished, my advocate tells me August is all booked, it'll be September but does not know what date because she has to wait for September's schedule to come out.

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[focusonthefuture 14]

So after insurance approval (was sent very quickly after my 6th monthly weigh in and approved quickly), I was told to wait for the surgeon's scheduler to call me. They called me in around two weeks and offered me a time six weeks later, I asked if that was the closest and they said no... I got in for four weeks after. So around six weeks after approval.

[VixianRyia 15]

I got approved! I go in for my consultant on the aug 17th!!! Then I hope I get my surgery date! I'm so excited!

[Keenikwe 82]

I got my surgery date yesterday: October 17th