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Just got my approval I have been praying for this now im scared to death and happy at the same time..

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Yay, congratulations. It is natural to be scared going into any type of surgery. Just remember why you are doing this.

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I'm really new here. How did you get approved? Did you go to your regular doctor first and then they referred you to a surgeon for a consult? What happened in those appointments? What did they do to determine if you were eligible? I'm not even sure what to expect or where to start...

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Congrats!

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Congrats, My office will be submitting my paperwork soon, about 2 weeks. Im more anxious for the approval than the surgery.

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Jessi I first picked the surgent I wanted to use made a appointment and he told me what to do next....u have to have lots of test and 6 months straight of visits with ur primary care doctor...

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Jessi rae I know how you feel that can be very difficult or it was for me.

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Thank you, and its so hard to wait. Hopefully I will see the surgeon sometime next week, and than I have the long waiting game of finding out if im approved. How long did it take you to be approved and what did you do until you found out??

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I started the "process" in April and I was just approved by my insurance on Friday.

I had to visits my PCP once a month for six months. I also had to have different tests, psych clearance, EKG...

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