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yeah, that's what I hear. its been a long journey, so being denied would really be disappointing. I work for an independent state agency in va (state benefits) and they put this in place a few years back to discourage people from employment just to receive the surgery (or so I hear).

i'm currently on month 10 of 12 for insurance requirements (12 month coaching program, TOPS membership, and all psych eval, medical release, nutrition eval scheduled jan 6.) i'm frustrated because I call my doctors office and if i'm lucky enough to get through they rush me off the phone and i'm left with the same questions. will I need to be cleared with insurance before my surgeon sees me again? or should I schedule an appointment after I have the rest of my pre-surgery appointments to find out when (and if) I need to start a pre-surgery diet and stuff? I started this on February 14, 2013 (actually had orientation in Jan '13) so i'm just getting really antsy at this point. I don't want February 14, 2014 to roll around and my surgery is pushed back because of something I did or didn't do.