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But man it seems like such a long ways away (3/27/08) I started this process with my insurance way back in 1/2007!! (long story) I'm just happy I finally got a surgery date. :clap2:

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Hooray For The Surgery Date...the Time Will Fly By...you Will Be On The Band Wagon Before You Know It...that Is Awesome....congrats...i Know You Must Be So Happy....hope All Goes Well For You...

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Atleast you know you going to have surgery then having to play cat and dogs with the insurance company on getting approved.

You can always start your pre-op diet and then let the surgeon know that you have already started and that you are available whenever someone cancel appointment. Alot of people seem to get cold feet and appointment are always opening up.... look at the monthly for Dec, we have alot people surgery changing from one date to another.

Anyways good luck and congrats on your approval.

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But man it seems like such a long ways away (3/27/08) I started this process with my insurance way back in 1/2007!! (long story) I'm just happy I finally got a surgery date. :clap2:

Congrats on your date, mine is 2/11/08 so I know what u mean. But u know time flies when ur having fun thinking about it-:biggrin1:

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I'm scheduled for 3/27/08 too!!!! But I am looking for someone in my network who can do it sooner. Since I have choice access the procedure and everything is approved, and I can go with who I choose in the network. So I found a doc who may be able to get me banded in January.

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I'm scheduled for 3/27/08 too!!!! But I am looking for someone in my network who can do it sooner. Since I have choice access the procedure and everything is approved, and I can go with who I choose in the network. So I found a doc who may be able to get me banded in January.

Hey angel we are in the same city and state, who is your surgeon?? I would like mines sooner but my insurance states for it to be covered they have to do it at certains hospitals and my surgeon is the only one that does it at the hospital covered by my insurance!

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I wonder if it is even a plus having choice access with this. So few doctors doing it here in Kansas city who accept it. I have even found that the surgeon may be covered but where he performs the surgery is not/ How crazy is that? So if we don't have the cash to just cover it. we are stuck waiting. But it will be worth the wait.

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Exactly but when I first started this lap band surgery thats exactly what they said to me so I had to find a doctor that performs it at a HCA hospital. The other doctor was covered under my insurance, but the hospital he performed it at was not!!!

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Girl this is so funny it was Dr. Stanley Hoehn. Im wondering do we have the same insurance, it sems like we have been on the same road together all along!

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