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I know it's not as exciting as NSV's or insurance approval, but I've been working towards this for over 2 years. I did my 2nd of my 3 required psych appointments this morning, and I got my call from the hospital for my initial consultation today...farther than I have EVER been in this process! I wanted to scream and shout and tell everyone about it!!!....but then I remember I've chosen not to proactively tell everyone...yet. :) I have my 3rd/last psych appointment Monday (which is just to go over my results), and I head out of town to the hospital right after noon! What do I expect now as far as a timeline goes?! (That's assuming insurance doesnt deny me.) Can I guess in the meantime that I may have my surgery before the new year???

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Congrats on this milestone of your journey! I'm not really sure about the timeline- because each insurance is different. Some people get approved right away and other people (like me) it seems the approval process is a little slower or sometimes they insist on more information which takes time to submit and review - But each step closer is a victory- for sure.

I'm so excited for you!!

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I feel you! I had my psyc eval and NUT appointment yesterday and now the waiting begins for insurance approval! I am hoping to be approved with in the next couple of weeks and maybe have surgery before end of next month! but I can only hope! I am the mercy of my insurance or at least that's how I feel right now

Good luck on your journey!

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I am totally there with you. I have my physc test tomorrow with the follow up in two weeks. I am then scheduled to meet with the surgeon on Oct 18th. I am hoping that we'll be scheduling my surgery at that appt. I'm thinking it will be late Dec or early Jan! I have to complete the six month medically supervised diet before the insurance will approve. That will be completed Dec 14th. I can hardly wait. Good luck to you and let's keep in touch.

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Hope everything works out for you. I'm in the process of waiting to see if i will be approved. It's like being on a roller coaster everyday.

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