I know everyone went thru the waiting and this isn't the first time someones has had to vent but waiting to see if my insurance it going to approve my wls is driving me crazy!!!!! I want to start buying everything I need and put in my request for the time off I'll need from work but I cant do anything until I know for sure. I feel like this one little decision is consuming my life and my hands are tied!

<p>Hi Kiara: Who is your surgeon? I went through Synergy (Dr Caruana). After I had everything done, pre op bloodwork and all the other requirements... they submitted request to IHA. I was done with everything on DEC 7th. On Dec 17th I got insurance approval. Jan 13th I went for pre op testing. Jan 27th my PMD cleared me. Feb 4 was surgery. I hated waiting... I felt so big and I couldn't take it another day. </p>

Hi! I am scheduled with dr caravetta on the 27th. I also have IHA. One of the requirements is a 6 month does and exercise regime did u have to do this? Did your Primary care doctor write a letter? I have a new plan year coming up in June and I have a HDP. I have already met my deductible for the year and am hoping to be approved and scheduled before then.

I hear you! I am doing everything I have to do per the insurance standards, but because of weather and scheduling, my surgery has been pushed back at least a month. I don't have a date yet or any idea when that might be. I'm going crazy myself! As a single parent with no outside family involvement, I really need to get my ducks in a row and I need to start that now, not once I'm done with the classes... AUGH!

Everyone has told me that usually the psych eval is what takes the longest. I have my eval before my appt with the surgeon and then all my workshops in April. I just hope it all works out and are no kinks in the way.

Hey guys sorry I was M.I.A but I have my date changed to the 27th!!! So Ill see you there alxmak1021!!!!

Because I have been trying to diet and excercise my whole life under the supervision of my GP i never had to do all that stuff for IHA to approve it all i had to do was pretty must do all the testing they required and that was it...I started the whole process at the end of January and my Surgery is now on the 27th.

The steps i took were

1, visit synergy

2. meet with AnneMarie (she had me do a food journal and gave me a diet to start following. Lost 23 lbs because of it)

3. Had my psych evaluation (I saw Dr. Pino on Niagara Falls BLVD

4. Did all of my blood work for my insurance

5. Did the Synergy seminar (about diet and exercise after surgery)

6. Went for persurgical testing

7.Got medical clearance from my GP

It doesnt matter the order you do anything in al long as you get it done. It took me awhile to get an appointment for my psych evaluation tho.

Edited March 10, 201412 yr by Kiara5244

Hey guys sorry I was M.I.A but I have my date changed to the 27th!!! So Ill see you there alxmak1021!!!! Because I have been trying to diet and excercise my whole life under the supervision of my GP i never had to do all that stuff for IHA to approve it all i had to do was pretty must do all the testing they required and that was it...I started the whole process at the end of January and my Surgery is now on the 27th. The steps i took were 1, visit synergy 2. meet with AnneMarie (she had me do a food journal and gave me a diet to start following. Lost 23 lbs because of it) 3. Had my psych evaluation (I saw Dr. Pino on Niagara Falls BLVD 4. Did all of my blood work for my insurance 5. Did the Synergy seminar (about diet and exercise after surgery) 6. Went for persurgical testing 7.Got medical clearance from my GP It doesnt matter the order you do anything in al long as you get it done. It took me awhile to get an appointment for my psych evaluation tho.

congratulations on getting your date bumped up! Seems like u moved right along with the process! Good luck!