my paper work is at the insurance!!!! - ThinnerTimes - Gastric Bypass Forum, Lap Band Forum, and Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Forum

bballmom · 09-08-2004, 06:15 PM

Hi everyone, i am new at this, i have been reading all the great things people have been posting and have learned alot!!! i am so excited/nervous, i hope that my insurance does not take to long. i am told that my ins. takes aprox 2 weeks. friday was day one and counting. i am wondering about when we take our meds after surgery do they make you sick? some of what i take needs to be on a full stomach.

angelav · 09-08-2004, 08:26 PM

I remember waiting for my approval...ahhhh it drove me nuts. I am not patient by any means. I called my insurance 3 days after the paperwork was submitted and they already had approved my surgery

As far as meds go, I haven't had a problem taking my pills. I take them 15-20 min after I eat and I'm fine.

Hang in there, it'll be over before you know it

Blueyz · 09-08-2004, 08:50 PM

Bettina,
Good luck with the approval. It will be so quick. Let us know when it happens. You will be jumping for joy!

watergirl · 09-09-2004, 08:08 AM

I hope you hear a positive answer from your insurance company and soon. I think waiting is the hardest part! I would call your insurance company by the end of next week. I know of so many people that have called themselves and found out before the dr.'s office that they were approved or not. So, don't be shy about calling them.

Meds = you'll need to take actigall (antacid you must take for two months post op) on a full stomach too. I too take it about 30 to 45 min. after eating.

Keep us posted on your progress!

Dara · 09-09-2004, 10:42 AM

Bettina:

Once your paperwork is submitted, the process is usually really fast. I was approved six days after my paperwork was submitted and my surgery was scheduled ten days later. Good luck with your approval!

As far as medications, I am off all medications except one-half of one pill. I have no problems taking medications at all. I have a weird sensitivity to Tylenol for some reason, but everything else is okay.

Keep us updated on your progress.

bballmom · 09-10-2004, 10:03 AM

thank you all for replying. i do not have a computer at home so i have to go to a friends, so some times it takes me a few days to check on my mail. Dale, i hope you feel better, i will keep you in my prayers. i am so scared now that the shock of getting approved and then getting my date yesturday have worn down. now the " what if's " are starting. i am sure this is normal, and i do beleave that i am doing the right thing in haveing this surgury!! watergirl, angelav,dale, and dara thanks for the emotional help!

watergirl · 09-10-2004, 01:22 PM

You got us Girl! And we've got your back!

nicboner · 09-10-2004, 06:51 PM

bettina,
I called my ins today and asked ifmit was a go.they told me it was. it took my ins. 7 day's. I called them on the 7 day. so when it get's to the 7 day CALL THEM. I'm just waiting for the office's to call.

niccol

triciaknox · 09-13-2004, 07:31 AM

Okay, you just call your insurance and ask??? I have been waiting 1 month now for approval. Okay, okay, so my company changed insurance on Sept. 1st, but it was submitted to both. Guess I should call them this morning. Wish me luck everyone. I wanna be a loser sooooooooooooooooooooooo badly!!!!

Tricia in Escondido

watergirl · 09-13-2004, 08:36 AM

C A L L them! You need to be proactive when it comes to insurance companys.