Username: Dawn0825
Location: Somewhere Over the Rainbow Where Dreams Come True, OH, USA
Member Since: 3/18/2008
BMI: 41.8
Surgery date scheduled
Surgery Type: Lap Band (09/03/08)
Surgeon: David Fischer, M.D.

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One Week Away
on August 27, 2008 2:37 am

My pre-ops tests are this morning. I'm not actually sure what all they are going to do. I had my diet class 8/22, visit to my surgeon & excercise consultation 8/25. I had an H&P with my PCP 8/26. Yeah so I've spent most of the last week in various doctor's offices.

The pre-op diet is going really well now. I'm eating what I need to be without much thought. I'm not nearly as hungry or as tired as I was at first.

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Anticipation
on August 16, 2008 7:50 pm

Well a lot has happened since my last post. We went on vacation and the day we got back my surgeon's office called to tell me that I was approved by my insurance company. Apparently there was never a request for additional information and the CSR misinterpreted what the status "pending" meant. I have a diet class on Monday and then I start my 2 week SUPER liver shrinking liquid diet on Wednesday. I have to make an appointment for next week to see my PCP for a physical and history. My pre-ops and exercise consultation are on my birthday, Monday 8/25 then I'm all set for my surgery 9/3.

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One month to go...
on August 2, 2008 9:14 pm

This week has been a doozy. I found out that my boxer has a tumor that is going to cost $700-900 to remove. I took my two year old car in for what I thought would be a $100.00 service and found out that I need $700 in new tires. On the way home from there a warning light came on. I took it to the dealership and they imformed me that it is the transmission. Ugh. Our brand new motorcycle had an issue and has been sitting at the dealership since Tuesday. Everytime we check the status the service advisor acts like a d-bag and is rude to us. He was supposed to call us back this afternoon and of course we never heard from him. In general I'm feeling bullied by the world. The delay in the insurance approval is just the icing on the cake. I'm normally a pretty upbeat and positive person but I'm just feeling very run down lately. I had a full out crying snotting meltdown this afternoon. I hope things turn around soon.

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A Bump in the Road
on July 28, 2008 2:41 pm

I called Anthem again this afternoon and the CSR I talked to said that the status had been changed to pending meaning that they requested more information from my doctor. The date on it was 7/23/08. I'm going to call my surgeons office tomorrow and see what was missing, make sure whatever it was has been sent to Anthem and see if the office needs anything from me. I thought I had prepared myself pretty well, but this is SO slow and frustrating!!!! My surgery date is just barely over one month away. I am so afraid everything isn't going to be done by then and my date will be pushed back. Or even worse, I will be denied. I hate this feeling.

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Anthem Knows Nothing, I Know Nothing....
on July 25, 2008 1:34 am

I called Anthem to check the status of my precertification. I was put on hold for about 15 minutes. The CSR came back on the line and told me that he would call me back. He called back the next day and told me that there was no record of it in the computer but that there wouldn't be until it was sent for review. I'm going to call again today. Hopefully I get an answer that makes more sense to me.

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