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The waiting game begins...

So, I have met all my requirements for surgery. Crossed all the "T's" and dotted all of the "I's"

Paperwork submitted to insurance yesterday so now we wait ......????

Hoping it comes back SOON!!!

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  • just received my approval! only took 4 days!!! surgery scheduled 02/23/16!! so exited! good luck to all!

  • My insurance came back with an answer quickly. Submitted on a Tuesday and approved by Friday morning. I hope yours is as fast.

  • Crossing fingers and toes for you! Mine was submitted early December. I toyed with the idea of calling before the Holidays, then decided to wait in case it was bad news. (Did I mention my middle nam

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Congratulations! I hope you get your approval and surgery date very soon!

Yes the waiting game begins....

My insurance came back with an answer quickly. Submitted on a Tuesday and approved by Friday morning. I hope yours is as fast.

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Thank you all!

Per my coordinator my insurance is relatively quick to approve and rarely denies so we shall see!

Sweet anticipation! Hope all goes your way!

Crossing fingers and toes for you!

Mine was submitted early December. I toyed with the idea of calling before the Holidays, then decided to wait in case it was bad news. (Did I mention my middle name is Ostrich?) Yesterday I emailed my case manager to see if the doctor's office had received approval. Figured it would be faster to ask her than wait forever on hold with the insurance company.

The lovely woman phoned my carrier and waited for over 40 minutes to talk to someone! Then phoned to tell me I was approved. Talk about above and beyond the call of duty! I'd have phoned if she'd emailed back and said they hadn't heard yet.

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Crossing fingers and toes for you!

Mine was submitted early December. I toyed with the idea of calling before the Holidays, then decided to wait in case it was bad news. (Did I mention my middle name is Ostrich?) Yesterday I emailed my case manager to see if the doctor's office had received approval. Figured it would be faster to ask her than wait forever on hold with the insurance company.

The lovely woman phoned my carrier and waited for over 40 minutes to talk to someone! Then phoned to tell me I was approved. Talk about above and beyond the call of duty! I'd have phoned if she'd emailed back and said they hadn't heard yet.

Congratulations!

I can relate! I can be an ostrich also....I'm tempted to call my insurance company today but thought well, surgery is not until February so I can wait for it....lol

Crossing fingers and toes for you!

Mine was submitted early December. I toyed with the idea of calling before the Holidays, then decided to wait in case it was bad news. (Did I mention my middle name is Ostrich?) Yesterday I emailed my case manager to see if the doctor's office had received approval. Figured it would be faster to ask her than wait forever on hold with the insurance company.

The lovely woman phoned my carrier and waited for over 40 minutes to talk to someone! Then phoned to tell me I was approved. Talk about above and beyond the call of duty! I'd have phoned if she'd emailed back and said they hadn't heard yet.

Congratulations!

I can relate! I can be an ostrich also....I'm tempted to call my insurance company today but thought well, surgery is not until February so I can wait for it....lol

Maybe we'll be sleeve buddies!

good luck!

Nurse_Lenora, I'm kinda in the same boat: finished all the pre-op screenings and nutrition classes last month (Dec.2015). Now I'm waiting on insurance approval. My concern is that since it is a new year, I have to start all over again with the deductible & our-of-pocket cost before my insurance will pay 100%. Once I get approval, I'm afraid I won't be able to pay all that before I can get the surgery, & I'll have to do all the pre-op screenings again. I wish I would've started the process earlier so that I could've had surgery before Dec. 31st.

just received my approval! only took 4 days!!! surgery scheduled 02/23/16!! so exited! good luck to all!

Fast approvals!!!!!

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