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Old 05-05-2009, 09:00 AM   #1 (permalink)
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YAY I called the insurance company this morning and was approved!!! Im so stoked! So now I am just waiting to hear from the surgeon I guess! well in all honestly I am waiting til they open so I can call he he...
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Old 05-05-2009, 09:05 AM   #2 (permalink)
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YAY!!! Thats so exciting!!! One step down... and a BIG one at that!!! Let us know what the surgeon has to say dear.
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Congrats one of the awesomest feeling there is.. getting that approval.
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That is awesome. Congrats. You are so close now.
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Old 05-05-2009, 01:21 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Congratulations!!!
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Old 05-05-2009, 01:29 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Congratulations! Did you call the surgeon's office after all?
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Old 05-05-2009, 01:48 PM   #8 (permalink)
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WooHoo! Kudos & Congrats on your approval!
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Old 05-06-2009, 02:57 AM   #10 (permalink)
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CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am doing the happy dance for you!
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