I looked online on my medical page through my doctor's page and saw the referral status for my insurance went from Pending to Authorized! I'm assuming that means I am approved!! I am so excited!!

Should I wait to call my doctor and schedule surgery or shall I call myself?!?! Yesterday it showed pending review.

Ah! So excited, and really nervous at the same time. It seems like it is so real now!! I am hoping for a January date.

Yay!!

I'm not sure if that means your absolutely approved or not but I hope so! You could just call the insurance co and ask! Good luck!

Personally, I'd call

Please call. I case was pending with my insurance until I called and found out there were things 'missing' (like a particularly worded sentence from my doc in her letter of recommendation and that my insurance wants three nutrition visits over 90+ days - mine were over a period of 71 leaving me short) from my file causing my surgery date to be pushed back. You don't want to get your ducks in (take off from work, help with kids, etc) only to be short changed in the end.

Hey you should call because uou usually find out before your doctor does. When mine got approved I called my doctor's office right away to set up my surgery day and here I am with a surgery date of December 29th, 2014!!

Thanks everyone!! I called and left a message for the scheduling coordinator and also emailed the doctor to have someone call me back. Crossing fingers!! Thank you!

Good Luck My insurance approved mine on Nov. 21st. then after what felt like an eternity I got the call on Monday 1st Dec to schedule my surgery, and only one week of the liquid diet.. then Surgery is on 8 Dec. Today was my pre-op, and now I am starting to feel a bit anxious.