Re: Planning to get surgery in early-mid August, but still havent heard from doc?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

My surgery was scheduled about 6 weeks in advance. Your surgery will

probably be scheduled at least a month in advance to allow you time to

complete physical, pre-op appt at hospital, labwork, possible blood

donation, surgical wires/hooks put on, molds made, etc. Of course

scheduling also depends on your hospital and surgeons schedule.

You may want to call your insurance company to see if they received your

pre-authorization request from your OS. I called my insurance company

about a month after it was sent in and they stated they didn't receive

it yet. They gave me a fax number where it could be sent which I gave

to my OS. After this it only was a matter of less than a week before my

OS received the okay for the authorization.

Hope this helps!

--Caboose

> My doctor said that he planned to have the surgery around early august

> and they sent out the insurance pre-authorization about a month ago...

>

> however, I haven't heard back from them yet... should I be worried?

>

> How long before your surgeries did you guys have urs scheduled?

>

> thanks

[Guest guest]

What insurance do you have? Also, on the back of your card there should be a

number to either customer service or a pre-authorization line. I have been

harrassing the poor pre-authorization people, but as of Thursday, I found out

that it should be 48-72 hours, so I will call again on Monday and Tuesday. I am

also having my surgery around that time - August 12th or 19th depending on

pre-authorization and/or hospital availability. Don't be afraid to call your

insurance company, sometimes you have to harrass them to get results.

Austria

mithongsallin wrote:

My doctor said that he planned to have the surgery around early august

and they sent out the insurance pre-authorization about a month ago...

however, I haven't heard back from them yet... should I be worried?

How long before your surgeries did you guys have urs scheduled?

thanks

[Guest guest]

For sure, I'd be calling my ortho, my surgeon and asking... At least

of the staff.

Although my guy is indeed busy, and was working only in one hospital

at the time (the others had not allowed him to choose the anesthesia

team, so he said " goodbye " to them), I was able to schedule for May,

the first time, about a month out, best I remember. When I saw my

ortho getting antsy about the early May deadline, I asked whether

he'd rather I wait another month.

He almost said, " Whew! " I swear.

He told me to reschedule for June, which I did. I wanted the first

thing in the morning -- I have a tough time sitting in hospitals

with not even a drop of water and waiting for something I'm anxious

about, so I had to wait until June 26. This was in 2002, and it may

be different now that these procedures are better known and more

widely practiced. I was surprised, actually, that I could get in so

soon, given that many people schedule for summertime, when school's

out, and I could have done it any time of the year. I was, however,

very grateful to get it over and done with, when my mouth was ready.

I'd rather at least know I had a slot in the hospital book, and on

my surgeon's, and wait for a month or more, than be at the mercies

of fickle scheduling... But that's just me.

Cammie

> > My doctor said that he planned to have the surgery around early

august

> > and they sent out the insurance pre-authorization about a month

ago...

> >

> > however, I haven't heard back from them yet... should I be

worried?

> >

> > How long before your surgeries did you guys have urs scheduled?

> >

> > thanks