My final appointment was last Wednesday but had to be rescheduled to this Wednesday due to inclement weather. Boo!! So I am only a few days away from the last appointment I've been working towards with my surgeon. I completed my 6 months in December. And had my GB ultrasound and EGD earlier this month.

I'm curious as to about how long it took your office to submit your paperwork to insurance once all requirements were met?

I've been anxious this entire process (as most of us have been) and now I'm almost done. I'm just ready for an answer at this point. Will I have surgery? Yes or no. While the time was necessary in preparing me for surgery....the number of appointments has become exhausting. Especially with over an hour round trip each time. I hope one of you are reserving a seat for me on the loser 's bench!

Congrats! You are almost there! Honestly it depends on how busy your surgeon's office is. They should be much less busy now than they were in December when everyone is trying to get surgery done while their deductibles are met. Mine got submitted a couple of days after all requirements were completed and I had approval from insurance 24 hours later. I think the average that I see others say is about a week after they complete everything. When you are there on Wednesday, get the name of the person who will submit the info and then check with them in a week and see if it has gone yet. Then wait a couple of days (after they say it was submitted) and call your insurance company to see if they got it and how long they anticipate it taking to be approved. Basically, be a pest if you have to.

Good luck!

Once my 13wk wellness program, psych evaluation, and nutrition counseling were turned in....my surgeons office called to setup the appointment. My hangup was getting the Wellness center to coordinate in a timely fashion with my surgeons office. Once the paperwork was in hand it only took a few days before they were calling me to schedule an surgery date.