Hi all! Scheduled for 12/13.

When I first scheduled all of my appointments 6-7 months ago, the bariatric coordinator at my doctors said that I could do a 12/13 surgery being that my last nutritionist appt is 12/1. Now I'm really worried my insurance won't approve on time being that its only 12 days.. I have Affinity if that makes any difference.

Here is why I'm concerned:

1. I'm a student in a really competitive program and work part time, intern full time and school full time. So this is like a 2 week break where I can have my surgery and recover, and I really needed to use this time.

2. My surgeon is leaving days after my surgery to vacation for a whole month- he also only does surgery on Tuesdays. So this would be different if it was a few days, but I really need to do it now otherwise I will have to wait a very long time.

What can I do to move this process along as fast as I can? My bariatric coordinator said she will send in my stuff and mark it urgent and I have said I will call my insurance every single day until I’m approved. I’m just so nervous it won’t work out.

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I was told by my insurance company that if they mark it urgent when they fax it over that it will get processed quickly. I don't think you have anything to worry about. I don't have Affinity but most insurance companies approve pretty quickly as long as you meet the qualifications.