Just wanted to add, Aetna changed their protocol from 6 months to 3 months of monitoring MD visits .Feel like I hit the lottery !!! Not even 10 days to get approval. Feel very blessed.....hope I can tolerate the next 2 weeks. Wait a minute....know I can deal with it !!! Surgery scheduled for February 7th....my 62nd birthday is Feb. 9th...Birthday present to myself!!!

Just following up on my original post about Aetna PPO. I was approved quickly and easily - I think in about 2 days. Aetna is very organized in their approval process, but also lots of credit has to go to Dr. Fielding's insurance coordinator who knew exactly what she was doing and was extremely organized. I am convinced a good insurance coordinator is the secret to getting first approval, so when your checking out surgeons, be sure to try and meet or at least speak to coordinator on that initial fact finding visit.