Re: Somebody PINCH ME!!!/terri

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sending you long distance pinches**********

terri, conga-rats on your approval! i know how it feels to finally

get that call saying " approved " . i started crying on the phone with

the insurance lady and couldn't even speak! then as soon as i hung

up the phone, dr. booth's office called and i started crying on the

phone with diana his nurse! i was sooo thrilled and could hardly

believe it was really gonna happen for me! my dh's jaw hit the floor

when he heard. he never in a million years thought the insurance

would approve this.

do your happy dance!!!!!

it's really happening!!

hugs,

mary y st.louis

itching to be switchin

> Hey everyone!

>

> Guess What?!?!?! I've been APPROVED!!! I'm still a bit numb with

> shock. Not sure what to do with myself at the moment. It is still

> sinking in. The determination letter for my appeal arrived today,

> dated 5/29/01. My insurance Medical Director did a " thorough

> examination of the pertinent information...[and] determined that

the

> services proposed by Dr Pomp are appropriate " .

>

> What is a little strange is that I spoke with my insurance case

> manager today to verify that all the appeal information had been

> received and was in my file, including the supportive letter from

the

> RNY doc. She looked on the computer and found that everything was

> there, someone even had scanned in the RNY doc's letter on 5/29. I

> asked when a determination might be made and she said within the

next

> week or two but definitely before their deadline of 6/17. Then I

> asked if they call after a determination is made or do they just

send

> a letter. She said they usually call *and* follow up with a

letter.

> She never mentioned anything about the appeal being granted on the

> 29th! That was the same day I faxed the RNY doc's letter... I

wonder

> if they even took that into account?

>

> OMG! WHAT am I hashing about?!?! WHO CARES??? I'm APPROVED and I

> have it in WRITING!!! So now I just have to talk with at Dr

> Pomp's office to get on their on-call list or see when they can

> schedule me a date!!! oooooh BABY this is really getting REAL!!

>

> Does everyone get so gloriously giddy when it becomes real for

them??

> I KNOW this is happening because so many of you sent prayers and

> positive thoughts, and swung chickens and children and basically

gave

> SO MUCH support. I am extremely grateful to EACH AND EVERYONE OF

YOU

> for just being here!

>

> NOW, to start figuring out how to tell my family, friends and

people

> at work...

>

> Terri Hassiak

> BMI 60

> http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity/profile.phtml?N=H980366398

> Appealed " Out-of-Network " Ins. Denial - AND WON!!!

> email(no spaces): bunsofluff @ hotmail.com