So I had my appointment with the Surgeon, and the first thing she tells me is that my insurance is changing their policies effective 4/15/18 to requiring 6 months supervised dietician visits. Because I am completely done with everything needed, she felt terrible. I’m rushing to get my pcp to send a letter stating I’m healthy for surgery in hopes that we can get the approval before the deadline, but I’m ready to cry. Getting to the end and having them tell me I might have to wait until August is heartbreaking.

PRAYING that my paperwork is submitted tomorrow with no issues and is approved before they implement this policy.

Going to go cry in my car while I wait for my PCP to call back.....

I was able to get 6 months of my weights from my dr who I go to monthly who wasn’t supervising my weights and they approved it goodluck!

Just now, angjade2 said:

I was able to get 6 months of my weights from my dr who I go to monthly who wasn’t supervising my weights and they approved it goodluck!

That was sure a stroke of luck!

Surgery is now 5/14, but that's fine by me [emoji4]

Yay we are the same day!!! I cannot wait seems like forever but 1 month and 1 day counting!!

Surgery is now 5/14, but that's fine by me [emoji4]

Yay we are the same day!!! I cannot wait seems like forever but 1 month and 1 day counting!!

Yay great news for you

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Congrats on your approval! What insurance do you have?

@Kay07 were you given a date with your ?approval?

I wasn’t. My doctor’s office put a fake date on the approval to spur them to get the approval in faster than adjusted it to the first day in their schedule. My surgery is May 14.

I'm glad everything worked out for you. Best of luck, it'll be here before you know it.

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