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I am currently waiting for appt 6 of 6 to satisfy insurance requirements. After that they said they will send out for insurance authorization. My question is how long did all of you wait for authorization and than for surgery after insurance requirements were met?

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My authorization was submitted on a February 2, 2015 and I was approved on February 6, 2015. I had my final meeting with surgeon on March 13, 2015 and scheduled my surgery for April 28, 2015. He had earlier appointments but I needed addtional time to clear up work obligations.

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My insurance was BCBS of Texas. I was approved in 5 days after my initial consult with the doctor. I finished all my pre-op tests and psych eval and was Sleeved and released all inside of 20 days.

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Im with BCBS IL. Approval took about 2 weeks.

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Mine took less than a week. BCBS

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First meeting with surgeon on 2/10 - 5 requirements given - completed requirements on 3/23 and insurance approved on 3/24 - surgery on 4/13.

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BCBS of Texas received mine on 3/30 spoke with them today they said it will take 2-3 weeks...really sucks...but I pray its sooner.

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My documentation was submitted on 03/12 and approved on 03/18. UHC was amazing, as were the staff at my surgeons office making sure all our ducks were in a row before submitting.

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Wow I have UHC and I have to wait 6 months... I'm depressed now!

I have UHC too! It did take 6 months for me as well. I had 6 appointments with my pcp, a nutritionist visit and a psych evaluation. I started the process in Oct of. 2014 and was approved at the end of March.

Hang in there, it will be worth it!

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Wow I have UHC and I have to wait 6 months... I'm depressed now!

Are you referring to the 6 month supervised diet? That is part UHC requirement for surgery but you don't request authorization until you've completed that time period and my surgeon required several classes, psych and nutrition eval, get a letter a medical necessity and clearance from my PCP. Stuff like that.

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Wow I have UHC and I have to wait 6 months... I'm depressed now!

I have UHC too! It did take 6 months for me as well. I had 6 appointments with my pcp, a nutritionist visit and a psych evaluation. I started the process in Oct of. 2014 and was approved at the end of March.

Hang in there, it will be worth it!

It TOTALLY will be! I'd say the hardest part was the 2 week waiting game between insurance approval and scheduling.

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Oh ok..... I've talked to my insurance company and they said it wouldn't be a problem getting approved due to my BMI but the 6 months is crazy! I want to get started and see this baby fat I had since birth go away! And be able to shop in normal places and when I window shop I want to say that would look good on me!

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