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I called my insurance today... I have been stalking them all last week, and apparently it has been approved since the 20th, the lady I talked to didn't know what she was talking aobut!

Ok... so now... I am terrified. LOL I don't know why, I expected to be approved and now I am scared. LOL I'm such a nut job!

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Congrats, do you have a surgery date yet?

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It is my experience that the CSR's at insurance companies are clueless, at least when it comes to bariatric surgery. I called mine and was told I would probably be denied because I had used an out-of-network provider for my 6 month diet and for my psych eval. Heck all that means is I used someone who didn't take their insurance and had to pay out of pocket. They accept Weight Watchers for the diet, and wouldn't that be out of network? Anyway, I was having a meltdown, trying to call my surgeon's office. They were trying to call me to tell me I had been approved. My advice? Stalk the surgeon's staff, not your insurance. They have been dealing with this for a long time, and can tell you better than the CSR (who in the beginning told me my insurance only covered bypass, which was also wrong).

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Thanks guys!

They acutally scheduled me for Feb 27th, but my 7 mo old son is having some minor surgery on March 4th and I want to be well for that, so I rescheduled for March 20th :blush: I am excited...but really nervous!

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