APPROVED AFTER 6 MONTHS!!!
I got a phone call on Wednesday evening that I had (finally) gotten approved for my sleeve. That is 4 days short of 6 months (from my first seminar till approval.) I got my insurance advocate, who is the coolest person ever, on the phone and she got everything I needed taken care of and told me that the nurse would call me to schedule on Friday. The nurse called and I found out that I have to switch Dr.s so we had to get an approval for that but that I could go ahead and tentatively schedule. I am down for OCTOBER 8TH!!!!!!! It's so close and I'm sooooo excited. My doctor switch was approved so... here we go. Sorry that this is such a plotless jumble :D I'm too excited to make a good story. My point is, if you are having trouble getting approved and you know you qualify KEEP TRYING!!! I was turned down, then lost my appeal. The problem was that my initial weigh in was a few pounds short but subsequent ones from my surgeon's office and other doctor's offices were dead on. They were only looking at that first weigh in. The solution was to resubmit EVERYTHING. That got them to look at the big picture and not the first line and throw it out.
Congratulations. You are on your way!
I wish you the best in your weight-loss journey.
Carol
Surgery May 1, 2013. Starting Weight 385, Surgery Weight 333, Current Weight 160. At GOAL!
Weight loss Pre-op 1-20 2-17 3-15 Post-op 1-20 2-18 3-15 4-14 5-16 6-11 7-12 8-8
9-11 10-7 11-7 12-7 13-8 14-6 15-3 16-7 17-3 18-3
