New Girl

I just wanted to post and let everyone know that I joined last week while waiting on insurance review.  They told me on Friday that it could be 30 days before I hear anything.

I got my approval today!!!! Insurance company told that my doc's office requested an April surgery date.  I am so excited and overwhelmed!

OH WOW, THAT IS WONDERFUL- & QUICK!!!!   YOU'LL BE BUSY GETTING ALL THE PRE-OPT TESTS DONE, & BEFORE YOU KNOW IT ,YOU'LL BE HEADING DOWN THE AISLE TO YOUR NEW HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. GOOD LUCK & KEEP US POSTED ABOUT YOUR DATE, ETC! WE ARE HERE TO ROOT  FOR & SUPPORT YOU!!!

That's great the same thing happened to me also last week it only took 1 week for my approval. I'm waiting on the call to get my pre op started now. congrats on your fast approval as well.

Awesome! Looking forward to reading about your WOW! moments!

All the best,
Jenny

That is terrific news.  Welcome and keep us posted.

Julie

Congrats & welcome to the board!

Thinking out loud here....
You know...you may have hit on something. I think those who tried to get approved during Q4 of the year, it took alot longer than those who are in Q1 (finacially speaking, there's 4 quarters of the year...one every 3 months. Q1 is January 1-March 31st). In Q1, people haven't paid their deductibles or gotten to their max out of pocket expences yet (usually anyway) so the insurance would have to fork out less of their own $. As it gets later in the year, more & more people have reached those max amounts and the insurance would have to pay more out themselves...so by Q4, it is beneficial to them financially to drag their feet more. Not by a whole lot...but every little bit counts. It would be interesting though to see some data on days it takes to approval versus the Quarter it was applied for.

Again...congrats! Oh..the doctor's office has to put down a surgery date when they send your paperwork in. That doesn't mean that you will have your surgery in April. It is just a date in order to not have any lines incomplete. Your actual surgery date will be based upon the availability of the OR and your surgeon. Depending on who that is, it could take a few weeks to a few months. It tends to take longer to get scheduled the later in the year it is.

Sherri

Congrats!!  I look forward to your posts and getting to know you better!  I always get excited when I see someone new getting ready to start the journey.  It is one of the most amazing things I have ever done.  Best wishes to you!

Huge hugs,
Tracy

Congrats... you have a great doctor!!