Excited and Nervous
Best of luck to you! My approval came in within a week of finishing all the steps I needed. It was awesome to get that call, so I hope yours come in quickly.
5' 5" tall. VSG on August 4, 2015/ Starting weight 239.9/ Surgery weight 210.9/ Current weight 137.4/ Goal weight 140/ No longer overweight, now a NORMAL weight. Now that I'm at goal, it's time to move on to maintenance!!!!!!!!
Good luck! Mine took 3 weeks to hear back and I got 3 denials and then an approval. I'm hoping yours is quick and approved first , just do not think the answer is no if they say no . Sometimes they sometimes they are just missing one piece of information or need something worded differently .
Good luck to you ! Can't wait to welcome you on the losers bench !!!!!
Banded 6/9/09 HW 242 LW 142 Revision 198 m 1 loss 16 lbs 182. M 2 loss 4 lbs 178. M3 loss 6 lbs 174.m4 loss 4 lbs 168. M5 gain 2 lbs 170. M6 loss 7 lbs 163 M7 loss 5 lbs 159 M8 loss 1 lb 158 M9 loss 0 M10 155 loss 3 M11 154 loss 1 M12 loss 2 152 M13 loss 3 149 M16, 17 0 loss M 18 loss 4 lbs 145 (18 months 53 lbs)
It took me over 2 months to get the insurance approval but I was having a rough time at work so I didn't press it. I then ended up losing my job so I called the insurance company myself to see what was taking so long. They told me they didn't know why it was sitting in pending status and that they would escalate it. Two days later I got the call to schedule my surgery because insurance approved me. Part of the problem was that they kept asking for different stuff from my doctor. Just be patient but if it takes to long don't be afraid to make a phone call.
Good Luck!
Don't be afraid to check in with the insurance company. My insurance company was really nice and told me I could call everyday if I wanted to.
Height 5'5" HW 260 SW 251 CW 141.6 (2/27/18)
RNY 5-16-16 Pre-Op 9lbs, M1-18.5lbs, M2-18.1lbs, M3-14.8lbs, M4-10.4lbs, M5-9.2lbs, M6-7lbs, M7-6.2lbs, M8-8.8lbs,M9-7.8lbs, M10-1 lb, M11-.6lbs, M12-4.4lbs