Oh, help....I need patience.
Hi everyone and thanks for reading!
Last week I got a call from the people at the doctors office and they said I needed a 6 mon. diet. Mind you I have done EVERYTHING down to the vascular surgeon's visit for the greenfield filter to be ready to schedule for late March. I have been working towards this for over a year now. I was a bit upset (that is a major understatement) and tried to put it away for a few days so as not to be hateful to anyone who was just trying to do their job.
So, today I got the courage up to call the insurance and they said IF I have it noted in my file that I have done WW for a substantial period of time I would be fine. I lost 65 pounds on WW (and of course put it all back on) which does require a substantial period of time. I am almost 100% certaint that I put that in there as I am the one who filled out the doctors packet for me.
IF it is in there than I will go ahead and submit if not I will contact my doc and get him to annotate my records to state that. Then have him send it to Dr. Shina. I can also try a doc who did my care before I switched to Ft. Knox - a private doc here in town she should remember it, since her records have changed with the changes in the practice.
That is my drama- cause of course I need MORE right?? Well that is where I stand....trying to get it all figured out so as not to spin totally out of control feeling like I will never-ever-ever-ever get this surgery. Thus I need patience!!
I know I am not alone in the frustration of this process and thank you for listening to me vent yet again. Oh, and please hope we have it all worked out.
Teach/sol
thanks for everything.
Last week I got a call from the people at the doctors office and they said I needed a 6 mon. diet. Mind you I have done EVERYTHING down to the vascular surgeon's visit for the greenfield filter to be ready to schedule for late March. I have been working towards this for over a year now. I was a bit upset (that is a major understatement) and tried to put it away for a few days so as not to be hateful to anyone who was just trying to do their job.
So, today I got the courage up to call the insurance and they said IF I have it noted in my file that I have done WW for a substantial period of time I would be fine. I lost 65 pounds on WW (and of course put it all back on) which does require a substantial period of time. I am almost 100% certaint that I put that in there as I am the one who filled out the doctors packet for me.
IF it is in there than I will go ahead and submit if not I will contact my doc and get him to annotate my records to state that. Then have him send it to Dr. Shina. I can also try a doc who did my care before I switched to Ft. Knox - a private doc here in town she should remember it, since her records have changed with the changes in the practice.
That is my drama- cause of course I need MORE right?? Well that is where I stand....trying to get it all figured out so as not to spin totally out of control feeling like I will never-ever-ever-ever get this surgery. Thus I need patience!!
I know I am not alone in the frustration of this process and thank you for listening to me vent yet again. Oh, and please hope we have it all worked out.
Teach/sol
thanks for everything.
Bless your heart! I know you are frustrated. I wonder what insurance company you use that will let you count having done WW for a substantial amount of time. If my insurance company would have allowed that I could have had my surgery when I first applied. I think that should count for sure - i sure spent a lot of time and money with WW before I finally gave up and quit trying anything.
Mine is Humana with Ky Retired Teachers Association. I hope your insurance company follows through with what they told you! Good luck - and I hope everything will go as you had planned.
Hugs,
Cindy
Mine is Humana with Ky Retired Teachers Association. I hope your insurance company follows through with what they told you! Good luck - and I hope everything will go as you had planned.
Hugs,
Cindy
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Hi,
I know how frustrating it is. My medical records from Dr. Jarboe were lost after she closed her office. I tried and tried to get them. I finally decided to forget about my records and just proceed with what I had. That is when I found out one of my insurance requirements was a FIVE year history of obesity. I had been going to Dr. J since 2003. Hmmm... exactly the records I could not get my hands on. It all worked out, but all those phone calls. All the times of thinking I had all my info and then not. There are so many hoops to jump through.
Please vent away. We all understand.
That also has been frustrating. I only had my surgery 10 days ago. I am amazed by the people who question me about knowing what I was doing. There is no why to not know completely what I was doing. Two seminars, Psych Eval, Nut Eval, Dr. Eval, video, classes, pre-test, surg. clearances. It took months.
THANK YOU EVERYONE!! If it wasn't for the boards, I would have lost hope a couple of times.
I know how frustrating it is. My medical records from Dr. Jarboe were lost after she closed her office. I tried and tried to get them. I finally decided to forget about my records and just proceed with what I had. That is when I found out one of my insurance requirements was a FIVE year history of obesity. I had been going to Dr. J since 2003. Hmmm... exactly the records I could not get my hands on. It all worked out, but all those phone calls. All the times of thinking I had all my info and then not. There are so many hoops to jump through.
Please vent away. We all understand.
That also has been frustrating. I only had my surgery 10 days ago. I am amazed by the people who question me about knowing what I was doing. There is no why to not know completely what I was doing. Two seminars, Psych Eval, Nut Eval, Dr. Eval, video, classes, pre-test, surg. clearances. It took months.
THANK YOU EVERYONE!! If it wasn't for the boards, I would have lost hope a couple of times.
Becky in Kentucky
Just another Bariatric Babe!! 
Thanks Becka....
I needed that.
I will do what I need to, but gosh why did they tell me no last June. I am so confused as they keep changing on me.
MANY people I talk to with my insurance also said they did NOT have to. So, I may just say send it!!!
I am just trying to hang on.
Life is spinning circles around me and I am just hanging on.
It is nice to read about other peoples positives...like the cheer group taking 3rd and going to State...that is awesome!!
I wish you wonderful people on this board great days and positive experiences
teach/sol
I needed that.
I will do what I need to, but gosh why did they tell me no last June. I am so confused as they keep changing on me.
MANY people I talk to with my insurance also said they did NOT have to. So, I may just say send it!!!
I am just trying to hang on.
Life is spinning circles around me and I am just hanging on.
It is nice to read about other peoples positives...like the cheer group taking 3rd and going to State...that is awesome!!
I wish you wonderful people on this board great days and positive experiences
teach/sol
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