Guest guest Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 Jac, Glad to hear that this finally went the way it should have. Good luck. Kim O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 Congratulations. Lori Owen - Denton, Texas SRVG 7/16/01 Dr. Ritter/Dr. Bryce 479/335/??? On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 17:00:02 -0500 " Jacque Holdaway " writes: > To all who " listened " to me rant yesterday... > Well, I got up this morning, STILL MAD. AT 8 am, I was back on the > phone > with PacifiCare. This time I got a person who was more willing to > listen, > and a lot more sympathetic. She documented every word I said to her, > gave me > a reference number regarding our conversation, then sent the > information on > to the Medical Director, and called my surgeon's office back. My > surgeon > then called the medical director AGAIN. Obviously, they had not > actually > READ my reports, and had just based their decision on the coding, > even > though PacifiCare specifically states in their benefits that WLS IS > covered > (it that was, in fact, what I needed and was having). I pointed this > out > this morning, as well. Anyway, my call this morning paid off. Sandy, > my > surgeon's nurse, called me a little while ago, and I've been > APPROVED! > Surgery goes on as scheduled on Monday morning at 7 am (I don't look > forward > to getting up at 3 to leave for the hospital at 4 to check in at > 5...but > that's a small sacrifice at this point...)Bye-bye, jejeunal loop, > bye-bye > gall bladder, hello to a better feeling me! > > Jac > Life is not a spectator sport > Picture It Digital Designs <http://www.pictureitdigitaldesigns.com> > XXX Farm Paint Horses <http://members.cox.net/xxxfarmpaints> > Mail to: jholdaway@... > > > > > > Homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG > > Unsubscribe: mailto:Graduate-OSSG-unsubscribe > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 17, 2003 Report Share Posted July 17, 2003 --On Thursday, July 17, 2003 5:50 AM +0000 Graduate-OSSG wrote: > Anyway, my call this morning paid off. Sandy, my > surgeon's nurse, called me a little while ago, and I've been APPROVED! > Surgery goes on as scheduled on Monday morning at 7 am (I don't look > forward to getting up at 3 to leave for the hospital at 4 to check in at > 5...but that's a small sacrifice at this point...)Bye-bye, jejeunal loop, > bye-bye gall bladder, hello to a better feeling me! CONGRATULATIONS! I'm glad your persistence paid off! Best wishes for an uneventful surgery and a speedy recovery! Sally 298 (BMI 49)/-125/173 Goal: 150 lap RNY 7/10/02 Dr. Quinlin/Pittsburgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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