June 28, 2008
· lisainbohemia · 06/29/2008 00:05
April 2 Psychologist
April 3 Gastro (need endoscopy)
April 4 Cardiologist (need echo)
April 5 Chest xray
April 11 Pulmonary
April 16 Echo
April 23 Endoscopy
April 23 Nutritionist 1st appt
May 8 Nutritionist 2nd appt
June 12 Nutritionist 3rd appt
June 10 Surgeon!!!!!!!!!
June 16 Hospital bariatric coordinator
So before I started this process I had called my insurance company HIP and asked what the requirements were and I was told it had to be medically necessary (yeah no six months) then on May 5 I just happened to be on HIPs website when I see that bariatric surgery was revised on April 15, 2008. I almost died when I saw that. According to their website you now needed six months diet. I called HIP and the girl had no idea what bariatric surgery was and I had to give her the link to the website and of course she had no clue and said whatever it says on the website is what it is. Well I was pissed. So I told the nutritionist this and she said ok then come to me for six months. Then I thought did I just open up a can of worms? Although I didn't want to not say anything and get everything else done and then have to start over with a six month diet. So I figured let me just tell her. Then I decided I should probably go talk to the surgeon, even though he doesn't want to see you until you have every clearance including the nutritionist. So I get the appointment and tell him everything about the insurance and he tells me that he probably won't be taking my insurance much longer! I almost cried. He then tells me that he was going to submit everything I had up until this point and for me to get the nutritionist to sign off on the three visits I went to.
Well 2 days later I was approved. I could not believe it. Thank God. My surgery date is July 16 and I couldn't be happier.
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