Sooooo I'm done with EVERYTHING required for insurance and I'm just waiting on the nurse to submit it to them. Is anyone else playing the waiting game? I figured it would be a wonderful help to be there for each other while we wait patiently (or impatiently in my case lol).

7 hours ago, hamby said:

I am waiting also. Just heard back this morning from insurance and after they had the paperwork for a week and it was the last day they had to get in touch with me they tell me they need information from my family doctor. So now I get to wait longer

Well maybe that's a good sign! Maybe they dont need anything else.

On 04/18/2019 at 17:25, BulletWithButterflyWings said:

It bothers me soooo much lol. They put me on Celexa for anxiety last month but it made it worse.

Lexapro would have been a better choice. Celexa does nothing for anxiety. Sorry, been a psych nurse almost 20 years.

6 minutes ago, LLaneRN said:

14 minutes ago, BulletWithButterflyWings said:

It bothers me soooo much lol. They put me on Celexa for anxiety last month but it made it worse.

Lexapro would have been a better choice. Celexa does nothing for anxiety. Sorry, been a psych nurse almost 20 years.

Oh I'm glad you said something because, dont get me wrong I love my PCP, but he acts like he has no idea what will work. I was on Klonopin for a while but my panic attacks got so bad they weren't helping anymore. He has been chasing his tail to find something that works but it's mainly been antidepressants that make it worse. I had Adivan(spelling?) A few years ago and it was as needed and really helped. A months supply lasted me 3 months a lot of the time but that was a different dr lol

On 04/18/2019 at 17:41, BulletWithButterflyWings said:

Lexapro would have been a better choice. Celexa does nothing for anxiety. Sorry, been a psych nurse almost 20 years.

Oh I'm glad you said something because, dont get me wrong I love my PCP, but he acts like he has no idea what will work. I was on Klonopin for a while but my panic attacks got so bad they weren't helping anymore. He has been chasing his tail to find something that works but it's mainly been antidepressants that make it worse. I had Adivan(spelling?) A few years ago and it was as needed and really helped. A months supply lasted me 3 months a lot of the time but that was a different dr lol

Well the insurance company wanted a letter from my doctor supporting the surgery. My family doctor was right on it and I got the approval today. May 9th is the day.

On 04/18/2019 at 18:18, hamby said:

Well the insurance company wanted a letter from my doctor supporting the surgery. My family doctor was right on it and I got the approval today. May 9th is the day.

Congratulations!!

I wrote before about how frustrated I felt for waiting these past few years.

Well I have to say, I JUST GOT CALLED FOR MY PREOP! If everything goes as planed, we will set a date for the surgery to happen before the end of July!

Waiting is the worst, but finally I can see a light at the end of the tunnel!! I’m so happyyyy!

Big hug to all of you patient people ?

Congratulations!

Wow, I read your stories and realize even more how lucky my process was. I have BCBSTX, I got sleeved 10/17. From when I did my seminar In August of 17 to my surgery it was 2 months. My surgeons office is the best and always on top of things. He is also my general surgeon, so it was a no brainer to go with him when I did this. My pcp brought up gastric surgery in August 2016 but I was 220 and didn't think I was "fat enough" to do it. But I had several comos that qualified me. I'm a shit medical magnet though, I had reflux before this, and about month 8 it got super bad. Pcp added Zantac on top of the protonix. On top of that I was going through a bottle of alka seltzer chews like crazy, about a month before I call my surgeon I was up to 2 bottles a month. I called him, went in and he said I was at risk of aspirating in my sleep because I'm on several meds to sleep at night and I was vomiting up acid in my sleep and because of the meds I wasnt waking up. He ordered and EDG and found out I had severe inflammation due to the reflux, and a restriction where my esophagus and pouch was meeting, that day they submit to insurance to convert my sleeve to bypass, by the following Wednesday I was approved, that Friday I was preop and that Monday I was converted. I'm blessed my husband has amazing insurance. And they don't drag their feet. Once I meet my deductible my meds are covered at 100%. Never had ins do that before! We found that out after I had my sleeve! Too bad vitamins aren't covered under ins! They should be!

I know the waiting game sucks! My sleeve was scheduled and it was literally a week and I still hadn't gotten an answer and the medical assistant in me called and demanded that I get an answer because I had a week, and I wasn't going to pay and preop and not have an approval, I had an answer in 24 hours! Don't be afraid to call your ins yourself! Be your own advocate! They can escalate to a higher rep and get you an answer in 24-48 hours in most cases. It's a rough journey. But it's worth it. The stalls, the medical nightmares, the pain, the aggravation, I'd go through it all again.

It took almost 3 weeks for a word. My heart just about dropped when I got the approval news lol.

I understand. It feels “real” now. I was waive Ring between excitement and fear when I scheduled my date.

On 05/04/2019 at 12:49, PantxaPetita said:

I wrote before about how frustrated I felt for waiting these past few years.

Well I have to say, I JUST GOT CALLED FOR MY PREOP! If everything goes as planed, we will set a date for the surgery to happen before the end of July!

Waiting is the worst, but finally I can see a light at the end of the tunnel!! I’m so happyyyy!

Big hug to all of you patient people ?

Did you get your date ?