Aetna nurse just called me today and said I was approved! I am looking at a surgery date at the end of July. I am moving to my new condo on the 17th so I wanted to wait until after then although I wish I could get it sooner!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!:bored:

Wow congrats!!!!!!!!!! I have Aetna too, and i'm hoping i'll get this same call in about 8 months!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats! it's REAL! isn't it an awesome feeling?

Not sure you will do this, but I did ------ had some really wild thoughts during the approved but before the actual surgery time.

I am still absolutely glad I made the decision!

how long did it take to get the approval. I go for my second surgeon visit on July 22nd and they will be turning in my paperwork that day.

Congrats!! I have Aetna too and it only took them a couple weeks to approve me. I had my surgery June 18th. Good luck.

Congrats! I have Aetna and it took them 1 month exactly to approve my surgery. That and they required 4 months of different things. But it was worth it.

i started the 3 mth process in Feb and my packet was submitted 6/1. My dr office forgot some stuff so they had to resubmit on 6/10 but aetna has 15 days from time submitted to letting you know the answer. I kept bugging them so they gave me my nurses name and she then gave me her extension even though I guess they arent supposed to talk to patients. Oh well :thumbup: lol.

Congrats to you! I get so excited when I hear someone else getting this done.

Aetna nurse just called me today and said I was approved! I am looking at a surgery date at the end of July. I am moving to my new condo on the 17th so I wanted to wait until after then although I wish I could get it sooner!!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!

I remember when I got my approval on the 17th!! I know how you are feeling!! Aetna has been wonderful to work with! I wish they covered fills. I started my preop diet today and will be banded on the 7th!

Good going!!! :wink:) and Congrats!!

This is really good one...Congrats:thumbup:

Congrats!!! Do you have Aetna PPO? What is this I hear about them not covering fills?