My surgeons office told me that because of my bmi I would only have to do 3 months presurgery for insurance. Then I spoke with someone at my insurance today and apparently that's the case for regular blue cross but I have blue cross blue shield of New Jersey. I WAS ALMOST DONE WITH MY PREOP WAITING PERIOD I'm so upset. Now I have 3 more months to wait before I can submit to insurance.

Disappointed and frustrated.

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Don't go by what BCBS said. They are often wrong. Call your surgeon's office.

Don't go by what BCBS said. They are often wrong. Call your surgeon's office.

I had someone else at the surgeons office double check who is the "insurance guru" rather than the younger girl who gave me the info from the beginning. She told me its 6 months now.

I second guessed the younger girl at my new patient visit.. I should have made her triple check.

Not the end of the world but so frustrating to me.

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I was SO excited to be near the end. It was giving me such hope.

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I hear you! @@gpjess I didn't need 6 months but it seems everything is taking that long anyway!

I hear you! @@gpjess I didn't need 6 months but it seems everything is taking that long anyway!

Yes! It's ridiculous! I understand some people might need the time to learn and go to appointments but not all of us are like that!

Gah!

I feel like they do it just to try to discourage us from following through so they don't have to pay for everyone. Ridiculous.

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