angie_is_losing_it

Love this!! Thanks for sharing it!

So it is taking longer for the nurse to call me to schedule the surgery then it was for the insurance company to approve the surgery. It took 3 days for insurance. I found out last Wednesday ( 1/29) that I was approved and the nurse still hasn't called me to give me a surgery date. I'm just annoyed!!!!! Anyone else have this issue?

Yes. I had to have a psych evaluation, a dietitian class amd upper GI xray done before we could submit to insurance. [emoji4]

So I have BCBSIL and they do NOT require any type of long term program before being approved for surgery...however I am not sure what Teamcare is... so it may be different. As for me.. I had my very first appointment with the surgeon on January 8th. Everything that was required was submitted to insurance on January 28th and I was approved on January 30th.

Thank you!! I don't have a date yet, but they should be calling me hopefully today!

My insurance approved the surgery!!!! I am scared, excited, happy..lots of emotions but most of all, grateful! Don't have a date yet but soon!

So update! Just the call from the doctor and I was approved! She said she was shocked at how fast it went through!

I have BCBS of Illinois. I live Idaho. All of my requirements just got submitted this Monday the 28th. I called on them on Tuesday and she told me they had all the paperwork and that it would take 10-15 days. Hope this helps!

I had an upper GI done as well. It wasn't the most pleasant thing, but I made it through! Lol! I didn't have a hernia which is good! You will do great! Best of luck on your journey!!

That wasn't very long at all! Congratulations!!!!! That is so exciting!!!

I have BCBS of IL... when did your surgeon submit for approval? how long did it take for them to approve it?

I loved reading you experience! It gives me hope that not everyone has a horrible time after the surgery! Good luck!!

I have the same insurance. BCBSIL... I finished all my requirements over a week ago and I didn't hear anything so I emailed the gal at my surgeons office this past Friday and she was like oh, we just received the last piece of information and can now submit it to insurance. She didn't tell me anything else. It's kind of frustrating the lack of communication. I am so nervous... I just wish I could know one or another! Hang in there though!

I'm not a doctor or a nurse, but just the fact that some pus came out... I would say it doesn't look right. My opinion is... rather safe the sorry! I would say if it stays the same or worsens, go back to the doctor.

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Awesome!! I'm just waiting as well! Got all my requirements finished last week. It's so hard to wait!!

Mine literally only took 15 minutes. He just asked questions about my family, if I had support etc..

Idaho

Sometimes reading everyone's experiences makes me super nervous for surgery. I am actually pretty scared. I just finished all my requirements and now it will get submitted to insurance...so it's getting closer. [emoji44]

I have Blue cross/blue shield of Illinois (I live in idaho) they require 1 nutrition class, 1 psych evaluation and to have a certain BMI (which I do) my surgeon wanted an upper GI x ray done to check for reflux and hiatul hernia. I do not have to do any kind of supervised weight loss program. My first appointment with the surgeon was January 8th. My last required appointment is tomorrow morning with the psychologist. Then everything will be submitted to insurance. I am really hoping for an early to mid February surgery date because I am going to England at the end of May and I want to have lost some serious weight by then!

So I was reading about celebrities who had dramatic weight loss and when they were interviewed about losing weight most of them said in response to weight loss critics " I lost weight the 'healthy and old fashioned way',.. this really made me mad. I have tried for YEARS to do it the healthy and "old fashioned way"... surgery is just a tool. Do any of these people realize how insanely healthy we will have to eat in order to be successful? And exercise? Ughh... sorry to vent.

Good luck tomorrow!!

From what I can tell, it varies from doctor to doctor. I just met with my surgeon for the first pre-op visit on 1-8-19. We just talked about pretty much everything relating to my weight. How long i've been overweight, all the things I've tried to do help lose weight etc. What my "vices" were, what I expect from the surgery.. etc. then we discussed my insurance and coverage. Then I spoke with their insurance person and she sent over my information for the 3 appointments I need to do. Psychologist appointment, 1 nutrition class and an Upper GI x-ray which I had completed on Friday. I have my nutrition class tomorrow and I am still waiting to be scheduled with the psychologist. Best of luck to you!!

I haven't had my surgery yet... still in the pre-op stage of getting all my stuff done and submitted to insurance... but I am kind of open book. I have always worn my emotions on my sleeve (no pun intended) and so pretty much my entire family knows of my decision. Husband, kids, parents, in-laws, brothers... I have read many things that say a support system will really help with the weight loss. So for me, I need all the help I can get!

I am in the same boat as you. I have Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Illinois and surprisingly I don't have that many things to do. I just had an Upper GI x-ray on friday. and tomorrow I go to my nutrition class and then I just have a psych eval. then it will get submitted for approval from insurance. My insurance does not require doctor supervised weight loss which I am actually soooo grateful for! Good luck to you!!!!