Hell has frozen over!!! WOOHOO!!!!

My medicaid caseworker called and woke me up at 8am with news that they approved my surgery!!!!!!!!! I was floored! Last I heard they had changed their policy and now require 18 months of supervised dieting (they changed it in July or August while I was in the middle of my dieting). The caseworker called and told me that I still had 10 months of dieting to do and I was like "WHAT WHAT WHAT?!?!" Fortinately the coordinator at my surgeon's office talked to her and they worked it out but needed a letter from my doctor (thanks to someone who posted their letter on here, I copied it, made it appropriate for me and gave it to my doctor to print on her letterhead and sign...she read it and said "I sound so smart") a couple more things from my chart and they wanted some additional psych testing. Well, my therapist called the reviewing doctor and convinced her I didn't need any extra testing. So I sent the letter "from my doctor" and a personal letter from me. Those things were submitted last week. I totally expected them to come back at me again for more stuff or a flat out denial! I have to attend classes (mandatory from the WLS group) in March and I'll proabbly have the surgery sometime in April!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations to you on your insurance approval. April will be here before you know it!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know if you are anything like me that after you have it done you will think it is the best thing that I could have done for myself. I will have you in my prayers. Kylie

Leann, This is great news!! The time will fly by-just do whatever they ask, & you will be a "loser" in no time!!!! (((hugs))) Ellen

Whoo Hoo!! What I always say... God wont lead you to it without leading you thru it!! Looks like HE is working overtime!!! Congrats!! Linda

Congrats!!! Your time will fly by!!!

what a wonderful way to be woke up...you go gal....

Thank you all! I'm so excited! I know time will fly by...especially with the classes, the pre-op stuff, on top of being in school and having a 15 month old running around. Plus all the usually preparing and planning and all that jazz.