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I am awaiting my approval now. Everything was submitted on November 30,2012. I am hoping it will go quick. I am hoping to have my surgery before the end of the year because all of my deductibles have been met. I have my fingers crossed that this is going to be quick. I hate waiting. <img src='http://www.bariatricpal.com/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':(' />[/quote']

Mrs. Pitts,

It seems like every insurance is different, but my approval took 2 weeks to go through. I have BC/ BS. Good Luck!!

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Ugh. I think I'm slowly losing my mind. My file was submitted on 12/7. I heard it should take a week but no more than two weeks. I'm going nuts over here....I called them every day so far...but they keep saying it's pending. I hope to hear by Friday of this week...that'll make it a week.

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Ugh. I think I'm slowly losing my mind. My file was submitted on 12/7. I heard it should take a week but no more than two weeks. I'm going nuts over here....I called them every day so far...but they keep saying it's pending. I hope to hear by Friday of this week...that'll make it a week.

Mine was submitted on 12/30 and I am still waiting. I could cry. They have made it so I won't get surgery this calender year. All they will tell me is that it is pending. What a big joke this has turned into for me. I am so upset with them. I needed to start my 2 week liquid diet today for me to get my surgery on the 26th. Which is the only available day the doctor has left this year. As you can imagine. I am so upset that I can hardly focus . I meet all of the criteria and I have completed all of the stuff they wanted. They are just sitting on it. :( OH and I was told last night that instead of 15 days waiting as I was orginally told it has now jumped to 30 days. What a crock of %^$#.

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I just got off the phone with my Surgeons office. So now even if I am approved by my insurance for the surgery date of Dec 26 it is a no go. I now have to wait until next year and redo everything because my insurance changes to anthem on Jan1st. FML . I will also have alot more out of pocket expense. I may not be able to finacially do this now. :( Our insurance has went up so much and the out of pocket is almost ridiculous. I have the worst luck of any person I know. :(

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I just got off the phone with my Surgeons office. So now even if I am approved by my insurance for the surgery date of Dec 26 it is a no go. I now have to wait until next year and redo everything because my insurance changes to anthem on Jan1st. FML . I will also have alot more out of pocket expense. I may not be able to finacially do this now. :( Our insurance has went up so much and the out of pocket is almost ridiculous. I have the worst luck of any person I know. :(

Right there with you submitted Nov. 21 they didn't call anyone until I called on Dec 7 it was too fuzzy to read. Common sense contact Dr office ask for new papers well today is Dec. 13 they still cant read them. I will also be paying my deductable that was already met this year. Again next year not sure I will be able to do it financially. Sooo sooo angry.

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I was approved by UHC in 6 days and found out my surgery date on the same day of approval :) Those 6 days were a killllller.

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My insurance took less than 48 hours to approve my surgeon is in high demand so my surgery won't me until February probably. I go for pre op testing on Tuesday

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I started my journey 11/6.. I was approved by 12/18. My surgery date was 12/27/12.... For me, it was that fast!

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I started my journey 11/6.. I was approved by 12/18. My surgery date was 12/27/12.... For me, it was that fast!

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