I'm so excited! I meet with the surgeon on May 20th to set a date...I'm praying for the first week of July!

My package was just submitted for approval. I hope and pray I get my surgery approved and scheduled soon, good luck.

I'm so excited! I meet with the surgeon on May 20th to set a date...I'm praying for the first week of July!

Congrats! Once your insurance was submitted, how long did it take to get approval? I meet with my doctor next week to confirm the type of surgery that I want. Afterward, she will send my file to the insurance company for final approval. I've already completed my endoscopy, psych evaluation, nutrition class, have co-morbidities, etc. So I'm just wondering how long it will take. I wanted the surgery this month but my husband keeps asking me, "What's the rush?" Unless someone has been carrying a lot of weight on them, having trouble breathing when they sleep or walk, or feeling uncomfortable while doing mundane tasks, they just don't get it. I'm not "in a rush" for surgery, but I am ready to make the kind of change that will improve my health and life. Sorry for the long post. I just felt like a I needed to vent in this moment.

It takes any where from a week to 30 days but more then likely a week, then you to attend a class and then get the blood work for the hospital including EKG test. Then the hospital gives you a appointment date and time. After I got approved it took about a month. Just had my surgery on the first of this month.

Always depends on many things. I finished all my required tests, classes, etc two weeks ago. I had to wait for a call from the scheduler to set up the surgery. My insurance requires 45 days from the time I finish all the requirements for surgery, bringing me into the end of June - which would have worked for me, but they didn't have any opening until the second week of July. I have a family reunion the 3rd week, so had to delay. Now I'm scheduled for July 29 - seems so far away!