My doctors office called and informed me that my insurance orginally ok'd the gastric bypass. The resubmitted me for the sleeve last week and as of today the insurance has no answer, they told the nurse that they have 30 days to reply. This is bad because I wont be able to get off work if they change it from the 16th of this month! I so pissed! Been on liquid diet for 10 days!

Say WHAT?!?!? How can that happen?

Good luck! That's horrible.

I wonder if you could get further if you call to "bug" the insurance company.

It can still happen. It's just taking them a little more time.

If you call and speak to a superviser with your insurance company and explain your situation it may help them speed things up. That's what I did and I was approved the very next day.

If you call and speak to a superviser with your insurance company and explain your situation it may help them speed things up. That's what I did and I was approved the very next day.

Thanks Cystal so much for your advise, I called the insurance office this morning, finally got a chance to talk to a supervisor and she helped, so shouts out to Monica at BCBS!!!!!! I am back on the schedule for 7/16!!!!!

So your surgeon's office "mis-submitted" and got you approval for RNY, then caught their mistake and resubmitted for VSG? Or your surgeon's office submitted for VSG but received approval for an RNY?

If the former, you may have some leverage with your surgeon's office. If the latter, umm... hope insurance is quick and your surgeon isn't busy.

(I see you've already found this out, but the timeframe insurance is allowed to take, and what they actually take, are usually two differen things. Unless you have Cigna )