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babbs2299    15

babbs2299
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Switch to BCBS as soon as you can. They are very supportive of bariatric surgery. My whole process was a breeze. It took 3 months and a couple of appts. Cross the t's, dot the I's sort of thing.

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SusanB55    89

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Thank you! Do you have basic or standard? That's my biggest dilemma right now. Basic is $153 less per month than standard, but other than copays and deductible, I don't see why the vast premium difference.

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babbs2299    15

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I have standard which is a PPO and it has worked very well for me and my family. Is it worth the extra cash in my opinion? Yes, being able to go to whatever provider I want to has its perks.

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RDub    57

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I have the standard as well, and agree...the whole process could not have been simpler. Highly recommend BCBS Federal! I know several others that had this surgery with different insurance and I had the shortest pre-op diet requirements and quickest approval. I have paid less than $500 out of pocket for everything from copays to labs and surgery.

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nomoremeds    27

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I have basic and I had no problems getting approved.

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RNYDawn    160

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@@Barbara Stuart how are you doing!

My insurance coordinator is supposed to turn in my package this week and I'm really really hoping for a fast approval too! With the holidays and such, I just hope my insurance coordinator isn't delayed because she's super busy after vacation :(

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NewLife1985    45

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@RYNDawn

Any news? My package will be turned in tomorrow!

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RNYDawn    160

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@RYNDawn

Any news? My package will be turned in tomorrow!

Yes!!

Turned in 1-7

Approved 1-11

Notified 1-12!

Good luck! I called/annoyed insurance pre-cert pretty much every day except over the weekend. ????

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jane13    2,256

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@@RNYDawn - I also have BCBS Fed and it was pretty quick, can you move your surgery date?

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RNYDawn    160

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@@RNYDawn - I also have BCBS Fed and it was pretty quick, can you move your surgery date?

Hi! :) No, I was hoping for earlier and kind of begged (hehe) but Feb 17 was the earliest they could get me in.

It works out because I have a follow up sleep study this weekend and have to get fitted for my CPAP. I also have to be on my CPAP for two weeks prior to surgery so the timing will work out I think. :)

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NewLife1985    45

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Yay congratulations! I'm hoping for February surgery as well! Actually my package isn't going to be turned in until today or tomorrow! Today is my last NUT appt! I don't know why I type tomorrow instead of next week... LOL :blink:

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MeFirst    65

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That's awesome! I have my last NUT class this Friday, but then have to go to a pre-op class Feb 8. I don't think my packet will be submitted to BCBS Fed until after the Feb appt.

keep me posted on how long your approval takes, "newlife" ????????

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NewLife1985    45

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@@MeFirst

I will! I'm going to call my insurance to make sure they got all my stuff this afternoon... Then I don't plan on bugging them till next Tuesday... LOL Fingers crossed!

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SesaAlegria    12

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I know it's difficult waiting to hear back from them! I have BCBS Federal too, and they approved me within a couple of days. I couldn't wait, so I called the insurance company itself to find out LOL. Good luck!

@@MeFirst

I will! I'm going to call my insurance to make sure they got all my stuff this afternoon... Then I don't plan on bugging them till next Tuesday... LOL Fingers crossed!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

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