blue8eyes

This is a big worry for me, too. In my first contact with my surgeon's office I advised them that my insurance's website states they don't cover it unless pre-approved and that a coworker who needs the surgery much more than I do claims he was denied. My surgeon and his staff advised that they called and confirmed my insurance covers it, I have the insurance requirements to follow (only a 3 month physician/dietician supervised diet), I have taken all my tests, done all my blood work, etc. The surgeon stated that if you follow the insurance's requirements, they can't deny it. They either cover it or they don't.
A month or two into the process, I had to self-pay for the sleep apnea test and I simultaneously received a notification from my insurance about a portion of the bloodwork not being covered. I contacted my surgeon's office again and said I am not in the position to pay out for these things if I will be denied in the end. I still had to self-pay for the sleep apnea test but they straightened out the rest and I have only paid my normal co-pays otherwise, but I am still worried. It took me a long time to decide I can't lose the weight all on my own and I will be very disappointed if my insurance denies me once I am to that point (which I anticipate being next month).
I think we just have to have faith and trust in our surgeons. Good luck to you.

My surgery is in a week and I haven't been approved yet. At my surgeon's office they schedule your surgery date the same day your paperwork is sent to the insurance company, so nobody knows that they are approved until after they have their date.

Clear Liquids today, hospital arrival tomorrow @ 8:00AM. I'm getting a bit nervous ... I'll take some prayers please. Thanks!
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I didn't have to "lie" because I really didn't tell people I was having any kind of surgery all and I had basically zero downtime so no one missed me. All my real friends know, so there is no lying to them, everyone else are just random strangers.
You should really rethink considering it "lying". You are protecting your privacy from nosey ass people asking questions that are none of their business. We have HIPPA laws for a reason. Medical issues shouldn't be open issues for people to question, it is so impolite it baffles me that people ask these questions.
"Good manners sometimes means simply putting up with other people's bad manners." H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

"Scared?" "Fear?" I don't want to spoil your fun, but wouldn't simply "wondering" be easier? Even worse, maybe, just maybe, the people at your surgery practice know something? Maybe, when they tell you that they see no problem with coverage, there will be no problem?
If I were starting anew, I'd be chirping about all the positive prospects and leaving the doom and gloom behind.

If you followed and hit the benchmarks your health insurance obesity medical policy requirements and it's a covered benefit, you should have no problems. Even if they find something to nit pick about, your surgeon can do a peer to peer review, if that fails, you and the doctor can appeal. You do have time to fight with the worst case scenario.
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