Insurance Approval (!) and EGD procedure

[carriesherdreams 8]

Hello! I am excited to say that my insurance has approved my surgery! I have Aetna. It was sent in on Feb 20 and was approved on Feb 26. I was surprised it was so quick! I have yet to schedule my surgery date. I'm going to try to make it for the end of April. I still don't know how much $$ I'm going to need exactly. The woman at the doctor's office gave me some figures that the doctor/hospital requires but that didn't include my insurance out of pocket. I'm lost when it comes to insurance talk. Lol I am planning on calling tomorrow to talk about it and schedule my surgery.

My next step is the EGD procedure which is scheduled for next Tuesday, Mar 17. My doctor requires this before surgery. I'm kind of nervous. Ive never been sedated before. A friend of mine that went to the same doctor did the procedure and she acted like it wasn't a big deal at all. She said her throat wasn't even sore, which I thought may be the case. Any advice or things I should expect about the EGD would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks =))

[mommyoftwogirls 75]

Hi, it really isn't a big deal at all. My throat wasn't sore either. It is over so quick. You'll be done before you know it! I know you are nervous sweetie. It is always a nervous thing being sedated, but it is quick and they sedate you through an Iv. You will fall into a nice sleep and wake up asking if they are done.

Hello! I am excited to say that my insurance has approved my surgery! I have Aetna. It was sent in on Feb 20 and was approved on Feb 26. I was surprised it was so quick! I have yet to schedule my surgery date. I'm going to try to make it for the end of April. I still don't know how much $$ I'm going to need exactly. The woman at the doctor's office gave me some figures that the doctor/hospital requires but that didn't include my insurance out of pocket. I'm lost when it comes to insurance talk. Lol I am planning on calling tomorrow to talk about it and schedule my surgery.

My next step is the EGD procedure which is scheduled for next Tuesday, Mar 17. My doctor requires this before surgery. I'm kind of nervous. Ive never been sedated before. A friend of mine that went to the same doctor did the procedure and she acted like it wasn't a big deal at all. She said her throat wasn't even sore, which I thought may be the case. Any advice or things I should expect about the EGD would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks =))

[Invictus 56]

I also have Aetna. What "hoops" did you have to jump through for them? I really want to be able to do the surgery mid June so I can have time to recover before going back to school.

[carriesherdreams 8]

Thank you Mommoftwogirls! The procedure went fine. I woke up easily. The only thing that happened was they must have bumped my bottom lip because I woke up with my lower lip numb and I had a tooth bite imprint inside my lower lip. Later on that night it was purple and bruised on the outside. It was sore for about a week.

Invictus - I had to do 3 months of nutrition appointments and that was all. She asked what I was eating and suggested other things to eat and what exercises to do. I was relieved it wasn't too difficult to go through for the insurance company. I love Aetna! Good Luck to you =))