Appt. w/ Surgeon

Well all this has been a hard weekend. My husband and I just sent our two boys to Iraq, this will be their second tour, I think this time was harder than the first time. Monday I have my appt. with my WLS surgeon, I am not sure what to expect, so if any one knows please clue me in. Will I get my surgey date or do I have to wait for it to be approved through the insurance? Please let me know Thanks  Loretta

Well, here is how mine worked (Dr. Monson).  I saw Dr. Monson, then it was submitted to insurance.  Once insurance approval came through, I received my date the very day of the approval.  I also scheduled my pre-op at the same time. That being said, with a BMI under 40, my insurance denied coverage, and the appeal.  9 months later, I finally got approved.  I had kind of stopped trying for a while, I was so discouraged.  Yours will probably be fine, but I had a fight on my hands.   I am sorry you had to send your boys to Iraq, that must be very difficult.  I have 3 sons; though none of them are in the military, I can imagine how difficult that would be.  Hang in there! Good Luck with your insurance, and keep me posted!

Lori, Thanks for your reply. Every thing went great at my appt. They said my BMI is 40 and every thing should  go with out a hitch, so now waiting again for approvel letter. Saterday was sad, as I should clarify the boys are my step sons, but never the less it was diffecult to watch them say good bye to their little ones. Keep them all in our prayers. Loretta

Loretta,
I had Dr.Kavlie in Bismarck and he has a Coordinator thats great (his whole team is) and they set my date at my 1st appointment. I had my doctors appointment on May 21st and we scheduled my surgery for (OH MY GOODNESS!) June 21st so that way there was enough time to get my approval which took less than a week and all my lab/xray/ekg stuff done which has to be done at least 10 days prior to surgery and also I had to start my 2 week Pre-Surgery diet on the 7th. So all in all it has been going pretty fast for me.

edited: hi loretta: glad your appt went well. im so sorry about your boys and hope they have a safe tour and get home quickly good luck!  judij