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Hello! I am hoping to get some encouragement because I am driving myself crazy with anxiety over not being approved by my insurance.

My doctors office told me to not call the insurance before 7 days after submission because this could delay the process. Has anyone heard this before?

How long did it take for you to get approval notice? It seems like there's a lot of people who got approved within hours. My paperwork was submitted on Oct 11th.

Thank you very much!

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Yeah it is! Hang in there!

Edited by FluffyChix

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I am waiting for a date too. I was told 2 to 3 months, but this late in the year they try to get all applicants before the 1st of the year. Its my docs office that bugs them and they started bugging the insurance company the day all my test where done. Hope you get yours soon and Hope I am right there with you...GOOD LUCK

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I got my approval from the insurance company in 2 days. They actually called me. I wasn't expecting that. That was just this past week and my surgery is scheduled for Nov 6. I can't imagine them taking months to let you know something. I have Aetna and they said it could take up to 15 business days but it only took two! I was so relived because it was all I could think about until I heard.

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Aetna---Quick results--You betcha!
Congratulations on something good happening in your l8fe!

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I ended up calling on Friday and the person I talked to said that the case seemed to have been withdrawn. Needless to say I was confused and super upset. The insurance told me to talk to my doctors office. I immediately called the surgeons office and I got an e-mail towards the end of the day saying that she had been on the phone for over an hour and that everyone she had talked to so far had told her it was “pending approval”. She said she would try again on Monday and let me know.

i am just so worried. The possibility of surgery had given me so much hope for life and I really need this to happen.

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6 hours ago, Zane and Aiden's mamaw said:

I got my approval from the insurance company in 2 days. They actually called me. I wasn't expecting that. That was just this past week and my surgery is scheduled for Nov 6. I can't imagine them taking months to let you know something. I have Aetna and they said it could take up to 15 business days but it only took two! I was so relived because it was all I could think about until I heard.

Congratulations! You must be so excited. Hope everything keeps going smoothly for you!

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10 hours ago, Bluesheeler said:

I am waiting for a date too. I was told 2 to 3 months, but this late in the year they try to get all applicants before the 1st of the year. Its my docs office that bugs them and they started bugging the insurance company the day all my test where done. Hope you get yours soon and Hope I am right there with you...GOOD LUCK

Thank you. Good luck to you too!

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They just submitted today so Im playing the waiting game. I have 43 days until surgery so uh, I am praying this goes through fast!

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