The Wait

I finished my 6 month nurtrition visits at Dr Kligman's office and did my first round of testing on Feb 21st.  I haven't heard anything from anyone and they said to just wait until they call.  How long was it from your last NUT to surgery?  It would just be nice to know around when so I could start getting babysitters lined up. 

I had my last appt. with Mary B on Feb. 3rd, my pre-op labs on Feb 4.  On Feb 18 I found out I was approved and my date was scheduled for April 5th.  I go for my 2nd series of pre-op labs and workshop on 3/15.  I have my final appt. with Dr. Kligman on 3/21 and the start liquid diet for surgery. 

It's moving really fast now!

Congrats on completing your 6 months!  Once you're approved things will start rolling.  Good luck to you!!  :o)

It all depends on when your paperwork was sent in, your insurance company etc.  Give it a week or two, then call Janice to check the status.  If I had not called her, I would not have known that something was missing.  I was never called to tell me so.  It won't hurt to call your insurance company either, sometimes it moves things along faster (not always but doesn't hurt to try).

Once the issue was resolved of what was missing, I had an answer within 24 hours and my date within a week. 

It will be soon, I promise!!!  Hang in there and congrats!

I know I waited over 3 weeks after my last nutritional visit before I got my date.  At the 3 week mark I called to find out what was going on (did I get approved /denied whatever) because I hadn't heard anything (and it was driving me crazy lol).  I had gotten approved but still had to wait almost another week to get my date. 

Good luck!

Im right there with ya. I have my last weigh in on Friday and my surgeon submits my application to insurance on Monday. My surgeon has penciled me in for May 3rd but I know thats just hope that all goes well. I won't be happy until we hear from insurance that I am approved and the surgery is scheduled in pen.

Waiting sucks!

 I called for a few days and finally got it all done.  They submitted it to insurance and I had an approval from them within a week.  They gave me my date before they submitted it.  Now I have to wait to see what else I have to do pre-op.  Only a month to go!