Just Got Insurance Approval!!!!!
So, I've been working on this since last September, when I had and initial consult with my bariatric surgeon and started the 6-month doctor-monitored diet required by my insurance company. I just got a phone call from the surgical program patient advocate letting me know that the insurance company had approved the claim--only a couple of days after the claim had been submitted!
Next I have to get an EKG and have a comprehensive metabolic blood panel done (which I think I just had done for my primary care doctor, so I'm checking on that).
Anyway, it looks like I'll be able to have the surgery in April for sure. I am totally shocked. I wonder if somewhere not so deep down I assumed the insurance company would not approve?
Awesome , welcome and good luck. I was just thinking how different my life is since I started my journey for weight loss surgery in May of last year. The sun is finally shining today. I decide to walk to the coffee shop 8 blocks away from my offic,e got there and thought ...hmmm let me walk a bit more.. so I walked around for 30 more minutes, got the coffee and walked the 8 blocks back to my office , climbed the two flights of stair in my building to get to my desk and, as I was doing it I thought wow last year I would have taken the elevator and driven my car. That is the best thing about losing the weight being able to move more, feeling healthier etc...
HW 268 SW219 CW 181.2 surgery date 10/31/2013
