I started the whole process on June 1, 2016. We submitted to insurance on July 13, 2016. Today is the 18th and I checked the website I use for my health care - it says approved.

It's only been out of the "in process" status for a couple of hours so I have not yet received a call from the surgeons office saying they have an answer for me. Not sure how long they will wait either, the coordinator told me it would be a minimum of 2 full weeks to 3 weeks before I know anything. Maybe she said that so I didn't call them every day asking for an answer. Haha. Y'all know how impatient we can become waiting for that answer.

My question is this: When does it become REAL? (I have a tendency to not feel things. For example, when I was pregnant it never registered that I was going to have a child. Even when I was admitted to the hospital for an emergency labor, it never clicked.)

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Edited July 18, 201610 yr by keto_jo

You are so lucky with Tricare, they would not even pay for me and they are a second payer to Medicare! So I had to come up with a couple thousand for the hospital stay and Doctor fees.

Getting it approved so fast by them is great news! How long does it take for things to get started? Every dr is different. I had to wait for 4 weeks to get on his schedule after I had to see a PCP who monitored my weighted each month . Then during that time you have meetings to attend and medical procedures to go through. Oh and some ant you to lose anywhere from 20 to 10 pounds before so they can see your really going to do this.

Good luck!

Getting it approved so fast by them is great news! How long does it take for things to get started? Every dr is different. I had to wait for 4 weeks to get on his schedule after I had to see a PCP who monitored my weighted each month . Then during that time you have meetings to attend and medical procedures to go through. Oh and some ant you to lose anywhere from 20 to 10 pounds before so they can see your really going to do this.

Good luck!

According to the nurse who did the nutrition lecture, it'll be a matter of weeks. She said it moves rather quickly once I get the approval.

I have to attend an education lecture on August 10th. And I'm sure I'll have to do pre-op lab work. Plus the 2 week pre-op liquid. Other than that, I'm done with everything.

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Edited July 18, 201610 yr by keto_jo