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Anyone ever hear of this? I just followed up with my HR person to find out why UHC has not contacted my surgeon with what documentation is required. She replied back that it has already been approved and a date was selected! WTF??? How can they approve and scheudle without notifying the surgeon or me? I am so confused! They schedueld it for 5/30/08, so now even if I got my psych evaluation and everything else done, I still don't have time to do the 2 week liquids!!! AGGGH!!!!

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Congratulations on your date. Not everyone requires a pre-op diet. I didn't have to do one. Check with your doctor.

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You should have time......I had already done my psych eval though, but I was notified exactly one week prior to my surgery that I was to have it done.

They called me on April 18 and told me they were scheduling me for an April 25 surgery, but my doc had to leave for a family emergency, so they pushed my surgery back to April 29, 2008.

Needless to say, I got my bloodwork, ultrasound, and EKG done all on the Monday morning before my ORIGINAL surgery date, which was only 4 days away.

You can do it, it is honestly not that hard. You do feel a little pressed for time, but if you want this done and you have a free day to spare in order to get all of your tests done, then do it!!!!

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I called for my phsyc eval, but cannot do that until May 28 due to scheduling. I also have to attend 2 support groups, go to an education class, go to an exercise class and have an endoscopy (sp) study...Plus, I need to have it done one a specific date; my company shuts down for 1 week for the July 4 holiday and I need to have it done then so I can have recovery time. I'm not in a big rush, I'm just shocked that it was approved and no one knew!

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I have UHC but they sent me a letter letting me know that I had been approved. They didn't schedule a surgery date for me, the only date in the letter is a deadline date which is several months from now...

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