Where to start...

The Good: I called my insurance company today and found out that my surgery would be covered 100% as long as I jump through their hoops and at a local hospital! My best friend is having to travel over an hour away for hers because of her insurance. I have the name of my surgeon, 2 seminars set up (they are for 2 different hospitals, I want to see the differences of opinion) and a list of support groups. My insurance company is mailing me all the information about their requirments and I printed a booklet that has to be filled out and returned to my surgeon before the first appointment.

The BAD:

I am uninsured. They said that it looked like a paperwork mis-hap on their end, but that I may have to wait a full 30 day billing cycle before they can add me back to my policy. Ugh. So I have all the tools that I need and now I can't make the first consultation. I have the first appointment with the dietitian. Oh well. This will give me a few extra weeks to go through all the paperwork and get a head start on it

More bad. The surgeons office just told me that they don't do the sleeve procedure. I feel like I am back at square one again.

Do what ever you have to do to do it, FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT, don't let the insurance company win, I had to fight mine for 12 months than my companies CEO and HR pushed it through for me.

Keep trying.. Don't give up!!!!! You will get the sleeve!!!

Whatever it takes, its so worth it!! Even if you have to wait. Don't give up.

The insurance company is making you wait 30 days to add you back because of THEIR error? That is a problem. When your insurance is back in effect, can you go to another surgeon who performs the surgery?

Don't give up!! I had a lot of issues with insurance as well, but I didn't give up and I ended up getting the surgery in March. Keep moving forward!!

After all the research and digging today I am exahusted. I learned though that I can have it done at the same hospital that my bestie is having it done at, over an hour away...ugh. I have to call there tomorrow and see about going to one of their seminars and to see if I can go to the support groups in my area as opposed to driving all the way out there all the time. Hopefully better news tomorrow, or Wednesday since I have Wednesday morning off work Fingers crossed! It really sucks that the dr here will only do the bypass. Just because I am a cow doesn't mean I want to be butchered.