Insurance approval, now what?

Hi All,

I have been reading posts now for quite some time and decided to finally join.  I have received psych approval, NUT approval, and just received insurance approval.  I have an appointment next week to meet with my surgeon and hope to finally get a date.  I am wondering, on average, how far out do they normally set your date...once you already have insurance approval?

Thank you!

Congrats on your approval! For me, my surgery was set for the following week (tomorrow) after I heard that I was approved.  It was super fast.

Congrats Just Meeeeee and Good Luck today with our surgery!

It just depends on the surgeon and his/her preop requirements. Mine requires a two week preop liver shrinking diet, so surgery dates are always scheduled at least three weeks out. My bestie is preop and her surgeon is scheduling April already.

Welcome!

The speed will depend on your individual cir****tances- your insurance requirements, how booked your surgeon is and what his/her requirements are, availability of the OR, etc.

Congratulations- you're in for the ride of your life!

Oh wow, oh wow - thank you for sharing your excitement with us - When I think about the process, the appointments, the pre-op preparations I say "how in the heck did I have the patience to do all that!". 

But it's all worth it.  But the "when" does depend on your surgeon's requirements for pre-op preparation.  But whatever those requirements are, they are designed to make you more surgery-ready - and to prepare you for success.

Best of luck!

Sandie

I met with my surgeon 3 days after approval and scheduled 2 weeks after that.  I'm currently on the 10 day liquids (party).  It moves quicker earlier in the medical plan year.

Wow, that is soooo great to hear Machita!  I sure hope that I have a similar experience.

Thank you everyone.  I am feeling so anxious!  I think that I can finally calm down once I have a definite date scheduled.  I really want to schedule my time off work.  This has been quite the process...I feel a little bit obsessed with it all.

Had mine done in parkrapids it was quick I just had to come up with half my out of pocket which was 1500 that sucked but got my tax refund got my surgery lol good luck to you