Jennifer H.
Approved today!
Aug 22, 2007
Okay, so i've been stalking this website for the past couple of months as I have been contemplating surgery. I didn't want to join for fear of spending time setting everything up and then not getting approved.
i do want to say if anyone reads this profile, that many of you have been inspirational to me, even though you may not know it. I have a feeling there are lots of people who cruise through this site reading profiles and gaining information. Many of you who have been so forthright in sharing your stories are helping those people without even knowing it
i'm hoping to visit this site regularly and post my thoughts about the process of going through surgery to help myself and others.
today I got approval from Blue Cross, Blue Shield of GA for the surgery. I scheduled my pre-op for Sept 13th at the hospital! I am very excited, though a bit disappointed that the pre-op has to be scheduled that far out! Oh well, that will give me time to enjoy my final swipe at my favorite foods before the surgery -- right?
The insurance process was frustrating, but not difficult. My employer is a very large Bank...one that is all over America...so the surgery was included in our health plan. I did, however, have to see my primary doc, a cardio doc, a pulmonary doc (and do a sleep study), the surgeon, a psychiatrist , nutrionist and exercise person before they would even view my file for precertification. This meant several months of visiting doctors -- and going back for testing--and trying to get the documenation to Dr. Ganta...but I know it will all pay off. Once the insurance company had all of the documentation, they were able to give us approval within a couple of days!!
So the pre-cert took just a few days -- the pre-pre- cert took 3 months!!!
I'm ok with that, because I feel I have been thoroughly evaluated by a lot of people and know I am healthy enough to move forward on the surgery!
i do want to say if anyone reads this profile, that many of you have been inspirational to me, even though you may not know it. I have a feeling there are lots of people who cruise through this site reading profiles and gaining information. Many of you who have been so forthright in sharing your stories are helping those people without even knowing it
i'm hoping to visit this site regularly and post my thoughts about the process of going through surgery to help myself and others.
today I got approval from Blue Cross, Blue Shield of GA for the surgery. I scheduled my pre-op for Sept 13th at the hospital! I am very excited, though a bit disappointed that the pre-op has to be scheduled that far out! Oh well, that will give me time to enjoy my final swipe at my favorite foods before the surgery -- right?
The insurance process was frustrating, but not difficult. My employer is a very large Bank...one that is all over America...so the surgery was included in our health plan. I did, however, have to see my primary doc, a cardio doc, a pulmonary doc (and do a sleep study), the surgeon, a psychiatrist , nutrionist and exercise person before they would even view my file for precertification. This meant several months of visiting doctors -- and going back for testing--and trying to get the documenation to Dr. Ganta...but I know it will all pay off. Once the insurance company had all of the documentation, they were able to give us approval within a couple of days!!
So the pre-cert took just a few days -- the pre-pre- cert took 3 months!!!
I'm ok with that, because I feel I have been thoroughly evaluated by a lot of people and know I am healthy enough to move forward on the surgery!
