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Waiting for Insurance Approval

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LeesMimi    0

LeesMimi
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Well, I sent the rest of my Medical Records to the surgeon's office last Friday and everything was submitted to my insurance company.

Now, I have to wait. AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGGHHHH!!

I am NOT good in the waiting department. The insurance specialist at the office said it could take a week to 14 days...WHAT?!

I guess I better start learning about patience, especially since I'll need it once I start losing weight!!!!!:):thumbup::tt2::thumbup::thumbup:

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Amanda1982    142

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I feel you, lol I'm waiting for my 1st consult 12/1/10....

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mountaingirlCO    9

mountaingirlCO
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My request for insurance approval was just submitted today and I was also told a week or two for a response. I am hoping for a December 2nd surgery date so fingers crossed!

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Amanda1982    142

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How long did it take you guys to get through you pre surgery appt's like psych eval ect:

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mountaingirlCO    9

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It took me about a month to get all the pre-op testing worked into my schedule - but I work full time. There was one person who posted she had all her pre-op testing scheduled over 2 days - so I guess it just depends.

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nancypan    0

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Oh my goodness - I got a phone call from the insurance company (Humana) about 2 hours ago telling me that I had been approved and that my surgeons office should be contacting me shortly to schedule my last few test and to schedule surgery....I am so excited!!!! I have been waiting on this day for what seems to be forever and it has finally arrived....from what I understand I have chest xray, barium swallow, ekg and lab work left to do.....I am so excited......

It has only taken Humana 3 business days to approve my surgery....wow!!!

Hope that all goes as fast for you all......you all are in my prayers!!!

Nancy :):thumbup::crying::thumbup::w00t::thumbup::):thumbup:

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Pinkygirl    34

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My paper work was faxed over yesterday! So now im playing the waiting game too :) ughh i hate waiting! Dec is a very busy month for me and since my doc only does surgery on Mondays there are only 4 in DEC :crying: ughhhh I have BCBS IL PPO and was told it could take up to 2-4 weeks. They have 30 business days to respond and hopefully they respond soon and don't deny :w00t:

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    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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    • Alisa_S

      Alisa_S

      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      1. summerseeker

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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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