hey all, I am so thrilled to have ALL my pre-op appointments over! I have been at this since February and now Im done. The psych eval was not as bad I thought at all! I am going with Dr. Eagon in St.Louis, Mo so every appointment I went to was there and I live in Illinois, so I drove an hour to get to them. ugh, last one should be to meet with Dr, Eagon and set up a date ( I hope) and just wait for approval!! I am sooooooooooooooooo excited! Anyone else in my shoes on here?? whats your story?

My insurance was submitted Tuesday so fingers are crossed... I heard bcbs il is pretty good about turn around times but i will expect it to take the 2 week maximum and hope for better . Luck to all the others waiting.

hey all' date=' I am so thrilled to have ALL my pre-op appointments over! I have been at this since February and now Im done. The psych eval was not as bad I thought at all! I am going with Dr. Eagon in St.Louis, Mo so every appointment I went to was there and I live in Illinois, so I drove an hour to get to them. ugh, last one should be to meet with Dr, Eagon and set up a date ( I hope) and just wait for approval!! I am sooooooooooooooooo excited! Anyone else in my shoes on here?? whats your story?[/quote']

Where in Illinois do you live? I am officially in your shoes. I did my Psyc eval yesterday, he submitted to my surgeon, and she submitted it to insurance this morning. Should be about a week before I am approved. I also got my tentative surgery date, and pre op appt set. Is so real now, I've got to pull out my notebook and start planning! Rest assure, I will be calling my insurance to get the ball rolling faster. Good luck.

I just got my approval and surgery date yesterday. I am 10/22. It took 2 full weeks for BCBS to give my approval. For no reason other than....they could take up to 15 business days.I went through everything quickly so I could be done by early Sept. They dragged their feet and now he is booked till then. Pretty disappointed' date=' but ,I will get it done![/quote']

My surgeon submitted this morning and I got my tentative surgery date. I am with BCBS as well, Illinois for me.

I don't understand why my surgeon said If I get approved then I have surgery in Jan?? Looks like most of you all get your surgery like a month or two after approval, weird.

I don't understand why my surgeon said If I get approved then I have surgery in Jan?? Looks like most of you all get your surgery like a month or two after approval' date=' weird.[/quote']

Are there other requirements that your insurance wants? What insurance do you have? Is he that busy that he doesn't have any openings?

I want mine done before the deductible sets in again.

Are there other requirements that your insurance wants? What insurance do you have? Is he that busy that he doesn't have any openings?

I want mine done before the deductible sets in again.

I am calling his office today! I didn't even think about the deductible till you mentioned it!!!!! I did everything my insurance wants me to do. He did say there was like 2-3 more appointments like meet again with the nut I guess and something else, I don't remember. But I am def calling!!!

Where in Illinois do you live? I am officially in your shoes. I did my Psyc eval yesterday, he submitted to my surgeon, and she submitted it to insurance this morning. Should be about a week before I am approved. I also got my tentative surgery date, and pre op appt set. Is so real now, I've got to pull out my notebook and start planning! Rest assure, I will be calling my insurance to get the ball rolling faster. Good luck.

Sorry just saw this...I live in Staunton,il.. And I called my surgeons office and I have to wait till January because he is just that busy! I just hope I get apooved! Waiting isn't that big a deal since Im on the edge...may or may not get approved.

Sorry just saw this...I live in Staunton' date='il.. And I called my surgeons office and I have to wait till January because he is just that busy! I just hope I get apooved! Waiting isn't that big a deal since Im on the edge...may or may not get approved.[/quote']

Is there anyone else that you could go to?

I went in for my surgical consult on September 10th after completing ALL their requirements and my insurance requirement. My surgeon told me I couldn't do RNY, but could do VSG. My insurance won't approve VSG yet. So, I've gone to another surgeon with a Military Treatment Facility and I meet with him on October 2nd to find out if I can even do VSG. They said maybe not because I donated a kidney in 1986. OMG I am so frustrated!!! I just want to be healthy and doesn't seem as though anyone is willing to help.

Almost there. I thought for sure all my test would be wrapped as of yesterday, but no such luck. I had my cardio stress test and even though it and 2 separate EKGs looked fine, and the echo was fine on wednesday, my cardiologist now wants me to do a Nuclear Stress Test next week. Seems, he figured out, he can order more test without pre-approval and certifications and the insurance company will pay because I have a premium plan. So, I guess, he's trying to get every dime he can. I've seen him 5x already..I mean dude, really..lol.. there's nothing wrong with my heart at all. But I'll play along because I need him to sign off by October 2 because I have my last appointment with the NUT & Surgeon... hoped to be scheduled for surgery in Mid-October.

It is true all the plans are different. I had no 6 month supervised diet, only had to visit the doctors office in three separate, yet consecutive months. What's nice about my docs office is that the psych and the NUT are part of his Bariatric Practice and they are all located in one building. I did have to do GI series, Lab Work, but no sleep study, no nicotine testing, no pulmonary test and no endoscopy either.

Almost there. I thought for sure all my test would be wrapped as of yesterday' date=' but no such luck. I had my cardio stress test and even though it and 2 separate EKGs looked fine, and the echo was fine on wednesday, my cardiologist now wants me to do a Nuclear Stress Test next week. Seems, he figured out, he can order more test without pre-approval and certifications and the insurance company will pay because I have a premium plan. So, I guess, he's trying to get every dime he can. I've seen him 5x already..I mean dude, really..lol.. there's nothing wrong with my heart at all. But I'll play along because I need him to sign off by October 2 because I have my last appointment with the NUT & Surgeon... hoped to be scheduled for surgery in Mid-October.

It is true all the plans are different. I had no 6 month supervised diet, only had to visit the doctors office in three separate, yet consecutive months. What's nice about my docs office is that the psych and the NUT are part of his Bariatric Practice and they are all located in one building. I did have to do GI series, Lab Work, but no sleep study, no nicotine testing, no pulmonary test and no endoscopy either.[/quote']

That's redic I would be furious. I hate doctors who take advantage of people. Sorry

That's redic I would be furious. I hate doctors who take advantage of people. Sorry

Me too. But I'm sucking it up for now. To close to what I want to flip out on him. But you can't bet, he won't get to keep me as a patient..that's for sure.

Is there anyone else that you could go to?

I am going to look into it. Im new to all this so Im not sure how to find out what surgeons are in my network, I guess I just call the insurance. But ya I am going to find someone who can do it before the end of the year, my deductible is already met and I am not waiting till January!

Almost there. I thought for sure all my test would be wrapped as of yesterday, but no such luck. I had my cardio stress test and even though it and 2 separate EKGs looked fine, and the echo was fine on wednesday, my cardiologist now wants me to do a Nuclear Stress Test next week. Seems, he figured out, he can order more test without pre-approval and certifications and the insurance company will pay because I have a premium plan. So, I guess, he's trying to get every dime he can. I've seen him 5x already..I mean dude, really..lol.. there's nothing wrong with my heart at all. But I'll play along because I need him to sign off by October 2 because I have my last appointment with the NUT & Surgeon... hoped to be scheduled for surgery in Mid-October.

It is true all the plans are different. I had no 6 month supervised diet, only had to visit the doctors office in three separate, yet consecutive months. What's nice about my docs office is that the psych and the NUT are part of his Bariatric Practice and they are all located in one building. I did have to do GI series, Lab Work, but no sleep study, no nicotine testing, no pulmonary test and no endoscopy either.

That is crazy, my surgeon said that I will have like 3 more appointments before surgery and its with people I have already seen!! Makes you wonder. good luck, I know how you feel, jumping through hoops like circus dog!!

I am going to look into it. Im new to all this so Im not sure how to find out what surgeons are in my network, I guess I just call the insurance. But ya I am going to find someone who can do it before the end of the year, my deductible is already met and I am not waiting till January!

Yep. Call your insurance company. In fact, you probably can go on their website and find a doctor that is in Network... If the doc is that busy and you've got everything else lined up, I say try to find someone else in your area.

Good luck.