too good to be true....

airforcewifey
on 8/16/10 12:28 am

so i switched my surgery to a vsg......thought i got approval

only to find out my surgeons office submitted it for a RNY

yea so i really am not approved and really don't have a surgery date

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Linda D.
on 8/16/10 12:48 am - Armada, MI

RNY on 02/09/10

Well it certainly stinks that you have to go through that wait again... but at least it's a "small" bump in the road. If the insurance for some reason turns down the VSG, you know you have the approval for RNY. I hope things are expediated since you have submitted the paperwork already and just are asking for a switch of procedures.

Good luck!

airforcewifey
on 8/16/10 1:10 am

VSG on 09/21/10

my surgeons office is going to make me give up my surgery date....until i get my new approval

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Jody ***
on 8/16/10 1:26 am - Brighton, MI

RNY on 10/21/08 with

Awww - sorry to hear that. That can be SO frustrating.

I'd ask to keep the date for a bit more in case they come back quickly. All they can do is say no.

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southernlady5464
on 8/16/10 1:55 am

DS on 01/24/11

Sorry to hear you lost your slot, it will work out for the best whatever happens. Liz

moondancer2000
on 8/16/10 5:53 am - Ft Rucker, AL

RNY on 11/04/09

If it's Tri-care it might be aproved with in 24 hours!

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MajorMom
on 8/16/10 7:23 am - VA

DS on 08/09/07

Has Tricare added the VSG? Last I heard it was band or RNY...that's the extent of their "know-how", unless you go to Madigan in WA state where they have a military surgeon that does the DS and if he knows how to do the DS, he knows how to do the VSG.

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moondancer2000
on 8/16/10 8:24 am - Ft Rucker, AL

RNY on 11/04/09

Oh Mz Gina has a point! So, sorry!!

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airforcewifey
on 8/17/10 9:50 am

VSG on 09/21/10

Yea if your military only you can only get VSG via MTF....they still don't do VSG's unfortunately which is why I was so excited when we got Fed BCBS

its just a hassle

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