OMG...I need prayers, chants, incense...waht ever you do for good vibes. My surgeons office just called ( on a Sat even) to confirm that they switched from one hospital to another...she said it was fine, that his 1st assistant is injured so he's using his back up...paperwork is being submitted to UHC this week for auth. I went to my UHC sight, and this new hospitl does not appear to be in network ( though the hospital sight says they take UHC). Non network is 30% vs my 10%...which IF they take payments for my portion that is fine...if not...well...that's where my stress comes in! If I have to wiat until 2013, I will have lost all the money I put and start over again....Trying to stay calm and positive....but this is hard!

I was in the admission office when I discovered that we had an insurance problem, so I understand insurance stress. I will certainly keep you in my prayers. Keep us updated.

I was in the admission office when I discovered that we had an insurance problem, so I understand insurance stress. I will certainly keep you in my prayers. Keep us updated.

How did yours turn out? My wonderful boyfriend told me not ot worry...worse case is the hospital is out of network, so after insurance the hospital fees will be 30%...and MOST hospitals take a small down payment and bill you the rest, as they cant get an exact cost until after the procedure. I'm hanging onto that right now.

I hope everything works out. It's great that you have a supportive boyfriend.

I actually postponed my surgery a month. The insurance company said that we could pay a larger portion and that if there was approval (two days post OR), that they would reimburse me. Yeah, right!

But I believe that it was all God's plan. I had had such a bad feeling the whole week prior, and people had made strange comments (that gave me the shivers) and I had actually walked around my house the day before thinking that I may not come back and this is the last time I would see my kids, things and my cats! I had planned for a gastric bypass surgery. So, I believe is was a blessing that I had these insurance problems. I changed to the sleeve surgery and I am so happy that I did.

Keep your chin up, things will work out the way that they are suppose to be

Thank you Catherine...you're so right! I too was supposed to have the bypass in 05...was 2 months away. Then my ex husband and I seperated, and I moved out of state....I think I was not supposed to have that then either.