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Those of you who have BCBSIL, how long did it take to get an answer from the time you submitted your paperwork?

I know they have 30 days to decide, but I was curious how long it took for the rest of you?

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It took about a week for my approval. It took a little longer to actually get the letter in my hands.

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Good luck with your approval! The waiting and wondering is tough. I have BCBS right next door in Indiana. I just found out Friday that my surgeons office faxed my paper work to the insurance company. I was a little miffed because I had asked them to wait until I had my sleep study done. If it shows apnea...that sure would help my case since it is not a "slam dunk" as they called it. Oh well...it is done and now the waiting game starts! Did any of you get a feel for what chances you have of approval from the surgeons office? I wonder if they are careful what they say as to not drum up hope.

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Hello, I am new to LapBand Talk and I just received a call today saying that my paperwork had been faxed in and I am on "pins and needles" wondering if I will get approved. I have BCBS-NC. Could someone give me some feedback on how long this process could take?

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I just got the call today...approved! Wow...I am almost in a state of shock! It took about 2 weeks.

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I stand corrected....My surgeon submitted my packet Mon April 6th.

I called my insurance company yesterday. They told me my packet was entered into their system and was sent over for review.

I recieved a call today at 12 noon saying I'm approved!!!

So the answer to my own question is...5 days!

I am sooooo excited....My surgery date is April 27th.

Yippppppeeee!!!!

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Congrats!!! Now if you are like me...you are really going to start researching on here...this is now a reality and it is happening!

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Congratulations on your approval! I bet it feels great to have a surgery date set! My paperwork has just been sent in to Cigna today and i was told to not expect any news for about ten business days. I'm so anxious to found out if I'll be approved! The waiting game is hard!:sneaky:

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Do you normally have to have the psych evaluation and any other tests (such as sleep study) done BEFORE you file with insurance?

I sure don't want to have to pay out-of-pocket for all that before being approved. It would suck to go through that and then be denied.

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I didn't have to do a sleep study, but I did have to do a bazillion other things before my surgeon's insurance coordinator would file my paperwork. I was VERY thorough in making sure I had everything before I turned it in to her. I got approved in a day and a half! I'm having surgery May 18th!

I had to pay for six months of weight watchers and lots of doc appointments, therapy, nutrition classes, and other things. It does cost you some money but it's worth it!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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