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Took me 24 hours to get my approval. Now all I have to do is schedule my surgery and start the pre-op diet and I'm good to go... BCBS rocks

Had my consultation today. The nurses said w/ my insurance and all my documentation I should be approved within an hour once they submit. Hopefully I'll find out soon.

Not to revive an old thread, but I'm starting my pre-op diet with nothing but Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Protein shakes and they're great with Water and skim milk. 120 calories w/ water, or 200 calories w/ skim milk. 24g of protein w/ water, or 32g grams of protein w/ skim milk (depending on who you believe for protein grams in 8 oz of skim). 1 gram of carbs per serving. I have tasted the vanilla ice cream and rocky road and they're both pretty good. Get it frmo Amazon it's fairly inexpensive at 50-60 cents per ounce.

5 years of medical ? My surgeon only requested 2 years. Must be different for MD

How did it turn out? I've got my psych eval today, dietician on Wednesday and surgeon visit next week. I haven't even spoken to insurance yet, but the surgeons office said they would take care of sending in all the approval forms. How long did it take with you ?

I've got FED BCBS Basic and I'm pretty happy I don't need the 6 months supervised diet... I'm still in the info gathering stage, but having the right insurance is a huge hurdle for me. I'm hoping to get a consultation soon and start the process.