Has anyone with WELLCARE had either surgery done????

If so who did you use and how did you go about getting it covered???? I have cried all day. I need help.  Someone out there has to of had wellcare and got it done.

I had to swithc to Peachstate for the same problem you are encountering. My understanding is that Wellcare does not support either surgery right now. When they did, they were slow to pay and the physicians did not like to use them. Switch your choice to Peachstate and they are willing to cover either. It will save you time and tears. It will be okay. Take a deep breath, it is only a little hurdle in the scheme of things.

I called to switch and i was 7 days past the 90days to switch. so.. I am with wellcare for a year. They have said if they get the doctor saying basically it is life or death then they will cover it???? So all my doctors are in the process of working on this. I am trying not to think about it. If I do not have it soon, I will not be here in a year. I am praying and putting it in Gods hands. Let his will be done. Wellcare also said that even though these doctors say they will not take wellcare, if they get an out of network approval wellcare will pay them.... so its a bit of a mess, but right now im diong my best to find ways to pay bills, with no job, unable to work, and waiting to hear about disability and ssi. Its all overwhelming. I am depressed and my body aches. I pray it does get better, and I thank you for your kind words.

I know it is hard to have what appears to be a large hurdle in front of you. I know when I get upset, food has been my constant sourse of comfort. This is what created this risk to my health and I have found it importnat to change the way I look at food.  When I started this process, my doctor found a suspicious lung nodule. After watching my mother die of lung cancer, I was terrified. My ex- husband was going to come here from Tucson and stay with us so the children would not be frightened. Three days before his flight, he died of an enlarged heart at the age of 43. Needless to say, it has been really challenging to change the way I deal with traumatic life events. For the first time in my life, I am thinking about me and not turning to the food. My children need me now more than ever. After his death, Peachstate cancelled my insurance because we get a very very small death benefit. So, here I am trying to get my preops done, Forest dies, I might have lung cancer, and no inurance. I tell you this because it was a very dark experience for me. I am unemployed and unemloyable until I get healthy. I went through the whole mess of getting re-insured and now I am scheduled. It felt like an insurmountable problem, but it wasn't. You can take care of you this year. Educate yourself about the proceedures, modify eating patterns and walk a little bit each day. These are all tool that will help you when you have your surgery anyway. Keep your chin up, you will be okay.