RachaelThomas
Ready for an answer.
Oct 17, 2014
I am feeling pretty overwhelmed today. The closer I get to finding out if I get an approval it's like the crazier I get. I have done as much research as possible to confirm that this is really what I want to do. I just can't help but be anxious when I think about what will happen if I get denied. Just thinking about a denial, makes my heart feel heavy on the inside. I think at one point I had convinced myself that if I got no for answer, no big deal. Yea, well, it is a very big deal! This is my life. I am scared that in the insurance eyes this surgery will not be medically necessary. Having medicaid is just another negative thing that puts icing on my negative cake. I have looked through all kinds of things on the internet to try to comfort myself in knowing that I really do have a good chance of a yes. I called my insurance again the other day hoping she could tell me requirements other than "medically necessary" which she couldnt. There are no real answers there yet. My PCP and Surgeons office are kinda stumped at the way this whole thing has played and out because we have all called and just keep being told medically necessary. I hope that if I get a denial I will have someone there for support such as my weight loss team and my pcp.. BUT my PCP really isnt much on board. I feel like so many people are uneducated with this type of surgery that it always is followed by.. Just diet and exercise, you can do it yourself. I wanna smack these people right in the face. I do find this odd tho.. my doctor called to put in a prior authorization a few months back bc when I first spoke to my insurance company they said that is what I needed ( I actually needed a referral).. When she called they asked when my surgery date was... Im not sure if I am just clinging to any form of hope, but oh how I pray. The other thing positive thing I try to keep telling myself is, would they really be covering all this appointments and tests IF they did not possibly plan to approve me? I dunno, again, it could just be me clinging on to any possible hope. Until I guess I shall just keep on keeping on. I am so ready to join the losers bench!
