FED BCBS Standars Option - UGH

[ivona0909 38]

So my paperwork was submitted by my surgeons office on 01/06/2015 .. Insurance has confirmed that they have it ... still no response .. sooo frustrated! .

Has anyone had to wait this long? .. My surgeon always told me how great of an insurance this was and now ... silence for three weeks!

[Keeper 218]

I have BCBS (of TX) and I was approved for surgery. I feel like my process was super quick - from the first 'info' meeting, psych appt, nut appt, pre-op surgical visit, and surgery was about 2 months. The longest part of that, however, was indeed getting insurance approved. My dr's office told me from day 1 that insurance usually takes between 6-8 weeks to process, so my guess is that this time frame is "normal." Sorry it is frustrating, though! I highly recommend that you take this time to ground yourself. I don't know if that makes sense, but because I feel like my process was so fast, there was a point post-surgery where I was like "what the hell did I just do?" Also, I only had one week for the pre-op diet. Are you on that yet? But I only lost a couple of pounds during that period so I felt like I was "behind" everyone else post-op. I know that is stupid, of course. Everyone is different, there is no point in comparing yourself, etc., but that is where I was. Anyway, this was just my experience but I hope it helps give perspective. This is an incredible journey you're about to go on. Good luck!

[ivona0909 38]

Thanks for the pep talk

Im not recommended to start the pre op diet until three days prior to surgery. I have however started the diet three weeks ago for my own benefit. Im doing this so that I can get used to life "after" surgery. I didnt want to be in complete shock once the time arrived.

I've lost 10 pounds so far so hopefully Im doing something right

I was just wondering about the insurance wait time because I've seen in other posts that FEP BCBS is pretty quick and my surgeons office said max of two weeks for approval but this week is week # 3.

Sometimes I can be pretty impatient I guess but thats only because Im anxious and excited about all of this!

All in due time I guess