I just had my surgeons office call me to schedule my surgery. I’m trying not to get too excited because there’s still a chance I can get denied by my insurance. I have done all that they need but you just never know!

Anyone else receive their surgery date before insurance approval?

I was given a surgery date weeks in advance of even completing some of the pre-surgical requirements. I wondered about that myself, but my patient rep said that she does that when she's confident that approval will go through.

Totally understand how you feel. I was a little stunned and afraid to be too excited because I don't have the approval yet.

I also was given a date before full authorization from Blue Cross. I finally got the letter I was approved 3 days ago and my surgery is on Monday. Total turnaround time about a month and a half.

And on the day you folk have your surgery April 25th I have a 2 hour psychologist appointment at Martha Morehouse Pavilion at OSU and I will be praying for your surgeries to be the start of beautiful healthy sunny days for all of you. My own? Oh so much pivots on a successful appointment for me. How do I convince someone of my worthiness? Is it sufficent to be simply myself? How do I get through this with peace in my soul and still appear mature and competent? I know I'm tying myself up in "nots", maybe all my worries are in vain. I feel a liitle like that King in the. Bible book of Daniel, I may have been weighed in the balances and found wanting. Maybe I'm too intelligent for my own good! But relaxing,is so danged difficult about this! When this is passed (see I am still hopeful) I will move ahead with speed as I finished prerequirements already in another program. I suspect anywhere from a few weeks to a month? Anybody ready,for a chorus of "Our day will come" a good old 60s song?

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I am scheduled for 4/16 but I am still waiting for insurance approval. I am a BMI of 37 and my only comorbidity is arthritis. It is bad arthritis though, in fact I had a knee replacement at 36 years old (1.5 years ago). Let’s hope for the best!


Age: 37
Height: 5’6
BMI: 37
VSG scheduled for 4/16/18
GW: 160
MFP: Fit4LifeAR

When I go for my final appointment in August with the surgeon they schedul my date along with a bunch of other stuff. But there is a 24 day step between the final and surgery because there is a 3 week starch free phase then 2 days of clear liquids the 2 days leading up to surgery

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