LETS GET THIS BOARD HOPPING!!!

Okay....ive lived in Oklahoma long enough to know that there are some AWESOME folks out there!! c'mon and lets get posting on our local board!! I for one need the local support ....and the main board is scary!!! rofl!!!!! Surgery Date:Aug 16 Dr. Pearce Edmond

Not as scary as some of the other state's boards! ;) *wink* LOL Proud to be an Okie!

You get it started girl!!!! We need some excitement!!! Amy

ROFL leslie!! no doubt!!! hey, ill do what i can!!!! I get kinda lost on the big board....lol!!! besides, whats nicer than the comfort of your own backyard anyways????

How true! Plus, I like to know that other's close to me ar going through the same thing.

Well, I wouldn't say the main board is scary, but it is really big! I like your thinking. I will try to keep on every day, but with 4 kids (11 and under) it's sometimes difficult to get a few minutes on the computer without any interruptions. I went to the July 27th seminar with Pearce and Floyd. I have United Healthcare, so I will be using Floyd. I felt okay about the meeting. I had everything with me except my Psych eval. I did that Friday and he said he would recommend me for the surgery. By the 29th, UHC had me "in" their system and I am currently "being reviewed". Wow, what fun I called the insurance again today and just got the notice that I am being reviewed. Wednesday, I'm going to call back and ask if I have a certain Customer Care Coordinator assigned to me. I'm going to ask for a name. I will be very friendly so as to not "tick off" the people I need to help me. They will still need the psych eval, but that wasn't mentioned to me while I was on the phone. I'm hoping to get my procedure done before the end of the month. Sooner if possible. Dr. Floyd, met for eval on 7/27/04 Dr. Keller, psych eval EKG, echo and chest x-ray 7/30/04 Pulmonology ???? Surgery Date: ????? Insurance approval: ???

Hi teresa!! OMGOSH...4 under 11years? you deserve a medal!! I have enough with my 6 and 9 year old boys....you go girl!! but ill tell ya, once those little ankle biters go to bed, im either zoning out with the wonderment of SILENCE, or on this thing.....lol!! good luck with everything!! PS>I fought cignaHMO for two years, and Im sure you already know this but just take REALLY good notes on the date, time, and person you talked with no matter HOW short a conversation, etc.....it saved me a couple of times!!!! again, best of luck with everything!! Surgery Date August 16 Dr. Pearce Edmond

Hey Teresa! I just wanted to let you know I'm having surgery with Dr. Floyd on the 18th! And I also have United Healthcare. They've been great to work with - I didn't even know I'd been submitted until after I was already approved! Waiting for the mail that day was nerve-wracking!! Everything will be smooth sailing for ya, I'm sure! I did have to ask in when I first called specifically if they needed a psych eval. Ugh. And then they didn't tell me anything else. I wish you the best of luck!!! Please keep us posted! Heather

I'm all for that!!! While I love my surgeon's message board and support page, you are moderated and have to watch what you say. And sometimes I am mad at them and need a sounding board. My journey started in March 2002 . . . after appealing to the insurance company and a lawsuit, I finally won. I am now waiting for a surgery date through Surgical Associates - Dr. Kevin Fisher. I think Dr. Fisher is awesome, but I have been frustrated with getting a surgery date from his staff. Cyn Dr. Fisher - Tulsa Still Waiting on a Date

Cynthia, i hope you get your date really soon!!!