I thought my insurance company would take weeks to approve my surgery after I finished the 2 month nutrition program. Wow, was I wrong! I'm scheduled for surgery on Sept. 22. When the doc's office called me last Friday, they initially wanted me to come in on Sept. 16. I hemmed and hawed and got a week's more time to try and get my head around this process. Kinda overwhelmed at this point.

Wow congrats!! Looking forward to your progress. If you don't mind me asking, what insurance do you have?

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And I think you had the shortest nutrition program I've seen so far!

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Congratulations and good luck on your surgery. Check back with us when you are on the other side.

Wow congrats!! Looking forward to your progress. If you don't mind me asking, what insurance do you have?

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And I think you had the shortest nutrition program I've seen so far!

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Mine was the same- first appt. beginning of December- first NUT appt mid December. Had sleep study end of December followed by another NUT appt in Jan. Final appt with surgeon end of Jan had my ins submitted and approved 2nd week of Feb. My surgery was 3/23 because I was traveling March 5 for a week and he was out of town the following week.

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My insurance didn't take long at all either. I actually had went through a nutritionist before and my primary doctor just wrote a letter stating I have been,under care for 6 month or more and I think she said a year but I've been going to her for years to help me with my weight. I can take any diets pills thyroid issues so everything has to be natural. So the insurance company said I needed the letter from my doctor and a psychological test and that was it. They called me and told me when I could have my surgery and my pre test screening which is tomorrow. I have blue cross blue shield, I'm in Michigan.

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Can't take diet pills

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I thought my insurance company would take weeks to approve my surgery after I finished the 2 month nutrition program. Wow, was I wrong! I'm scheduled for surgery on Sept. 22. When the doc's office called me last Friday, they initially wanted me to come in on Sept. 16. I hemmed and hawed and got a week's more time to try and get my head around this process. Kinda overwhelmed at this point.

Congratulations! A lot to get a hold to. My surgery is Sept. 20th.

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Thanks for all the responses. My insurance is United Health Care. I'm an employee of the hospital where the surgery will be done.

You are so lucky. My program is 6 months long. I had a hard time finding a nutritionists that isn't 300 dollars a visit. Evergreen Health doesn't have one that is close to me. I don't know if I have be aproved or not my surgery will be in December. I am in the program at FSH in Maryland. I don't recommend it at all.

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Mine with BCBS Federal only took a few days to approve mine and it will be on 10/17.