Look! I know insurance questions are boring but I have not gotten anyone to answer my inquiry about the insurance approval process. Is there anyone familiar with how long the process could take? I was really hoping to be able to have it done by the end of November so I won't have to meet my deductible again :/ This is causing me a to be anxious. anyone?........................................

Insurances vary significantly but your company should have a document that outlines it's requirements including the timelines. I found mine simply by googling " Bariatric surgery and ( in my case ) Aetna". My insurance has a three month and six month timeline...mine is 6.

Have you had an appt at a bariatric surgeon's office? When I went in for my first appt the receptionist took down my insurance info, called the company and got me answers within 20 minutes. Mine required six monthly visits pre-op with a nutritionist, EKG and blood work, and a psych eval.

Another thing you can try is to call the surgeon's office and ask if they can provide you with the code(s) for the procedure then call the insurance company yourself and provide them the codes.

mine was 1 year of doc supervised weightloss, so i did 6 months with my gen practitioner and then he refereed me over to the bariatric doc and we did 6 months there.

Thank you to everyone for their answers. I really appreciate the support. I will just have to go along with the program and see how it goes.

Thank you to everyone for their answers. I really appreciate the support. I will just have to go along with the program and see how it goes.

Every ins. company is different. I have Tricare. I do not have ANY nutritional requirements. I was told I could go from my first Surgeon apt (which is 8/7), and be able to have surgery by the end of the month!

I could help but notice our stats are about the same. I went ahead and sent you a friend request so we could keep in touch. I will post what I find out next Thursday!