The office called on the 23rd and said they would send my packet into insurance, despite my elevated thyroid levels. My last post stated that I thought my surgery would not get approved because of it. I had not heard back from the surgeons office since February 23rd so I was getting very nervous as to why I had not heard back. I kept thinking "no news is bad news" instead of the other way around.
I emailed my mediator/liaison on Friday and asked how long it takes to hear back from tricare for approval. She said the average is two weeks. I told her it had been three weeks and she said not to worry, give it another week or two. Urghhh!!!
So I got online and emailed some of my banded buddies on two support groups that I belong to. I asked if anyone had tricare and how long it takes to hear back from them....I got a bunch of replies and read some posts that it only took four days to a week to hear back and get a date.....urghhhh again!!!!!
So I called the office today and asked what the status of my approval was. They said that they were waiting for some labs to be done, my thyroid and pylori tests....I laughed in frustration! I said that I had already had the tests done and that the lasts time we talked it was in reference to my test results. I asked if they had sent the packet in or not. She said wait a minute, turned a page in my file and said, "oh yeah, it was sent in and you were approved. we will keep your date of April 20th if that is fine with you." Wow!!! I am approved and have an official date!!! yay!! Anyone who has kept up with my blog knows how long I have been waiting for this.
The part I am most looking forward to the week of my surgery is to be with Scott. He is out of town for a month, then I am leaving town, then he is leaving town, then I leave town again. We will not be reunited until April 19th. Then he is going to take the week off for my surgery. I am looking forward to being with him that week. And very much looking forward to the change this will make in my life.
I will be in Arizona before my surgery and I will need to start my liquid diet while I am there. My mom plans to do it with me. I know she is nervous for me to get the surgery and wants me to try to do this on my own without surgery, so it means a lot to me that she is going to support me while I am visiting her.
April 20th.......Only 35 days away!!!!!
