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By Misti Taylor, December 17, 2012
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- *susan*
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Affordable Care Act
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By B-52, October 29, 2013
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- Sharpie
- November 1, 2013
Medicare Coverage For Gastric Sleeve Surgery?
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By monty, September 20, 2011
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bcbs il process?
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By diva1, March 27, 2013
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- mary.losing
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BCBS OF NC
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By cped1973, July 16, 2014
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- DaronB
- August 29, 2014
Tri Care said NO! But have other questions
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By poohmsg, January 19, 2011
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- kmwheel
- August 16, 2012
New CPT codes for Lap Band
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By DrHekier, November 19, 2005
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Kaiser Southern California
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By Kikiphiasmom, August 28, 2008
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- teddybeartc1
- October 7, 2010
Paperwork Sent To Insurance Company For Approval
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By BeatrizS1974<3 sleeve, June 11, 2012
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- soontobe1/2ofmyself
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Aetna Insurance
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By mzyunique1, October 16, 2012
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- Beckysue
- December 4, 2012
Calling all Tricare Patients!!!!!
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By Autumn2013, April 2, 2008
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- armywife4life
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BCBS Illinois
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By dlpfiff, February 21, 2011
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- AwesomeSleeve
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federal employee program BCBS
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By trishfish, April 8, 2010
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- sharon2u
- April 15, 2011
Obamacare may deny WLS?
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By 2muchfun, October 2, 2013
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medicare approval
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By cheerios124, May 15, 2006
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- Futr littl Debi
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Anthem BCBS 6 Months Pre-Op Diet
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By TheHealthyPrepster, December 26, 2017
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- Jerseygirl4523
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BCBS Fed
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By tmx000, October 14, 2010
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- MelindaH
- October 7, 2011
Insurance Co. requires 6 months of documented medically supervised wght loss plan
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By 2boys3cats, August 27, 2007
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- tweety63
- October 25, 2007
Tricare - does is, or does it not
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By mynmann, February 23, 2008
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- fsherald
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Waiting to Exhale
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By Mrs. Reid, December 31, 2014
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- Mrs. Reid
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How Long Does Cigna Approval Take ?
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By chunkychic30, February 24, 2012
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- MrzSongbird
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Here Are The Requirements For Tricare
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By mommakatx2, January 17, 2008
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- melzie_99
- November 19, 2010
Tricare Prime, anyone?
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By Kassie B., January 6, 2011
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- Kalimomof3
- August 16, 2012
Partnership HEALTH PLAN Insurance
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By Tropical.Lover, December 23, 2013
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Blue Shield Denial - so upset
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By Breesmom813, August 30, 2013
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- September 6, 2013
OMG....
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By LivingForGod, January 7, 2014
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- January 29, 2014
United Healthcare
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By Aggie98, December 15, 2008
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- sunshine diva
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Newbie here I need help!
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By \Mara/, February 24, 2013
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insurance
Cigna gone crazy?
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By can't weight, July 10, 2013
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- Thirty3
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Anyone With Bcbs Fed?
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By besquared1426, March 19, 2012
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- iPrincess
- July 26, 2012
BMI exactly 40, will I be denied if i lose any weight?
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By missmee, July 4, 2013
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- tfarr
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Anyone with Aetna Insurance ???
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By Breepad09, August 29, 2009
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- calvin71
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BCBS of New Jersey
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By Niecey, January 19, 2008
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- andrea11
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Medicare will approve Lap-Band Surgery! Approved facilities List
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By someonelsehasit, June 18, 2008
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- #MagicWithinme
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approved after 2 denials!
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By KSTUZ, October 10, 2014
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Submitting your information
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By m_kuiphoff, December 27, 2015
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- rgallardo
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got my paperwork sent in.
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By chepler96sc, September 19, 2013
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Got my denial letter from BCBS today :(
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By Kami63, May 15, 2013
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The wait game!
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By Bedwards32, February 22, 2016
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Aetna PPO
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By MileHighGreen, July 19, 2007
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BCBS - What are they thinking?
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By maryb, June 26, 2006
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Uhc Average Approval Times?
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By JustSayMoe, October 20, 2012
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- lovealways
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Military Tri-Care insurance
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By opsgal, October 5, 2007
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Waiting....waiting...waiting...BCBS of AL
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By hurley911, December 13, 2012
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Bcbs-Il
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By Tracym1107, June 5, 2012
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how long for BCBS approval?
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By kgranite79, June 20, 2008
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Any one with United Health Care insurance
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By lizy0916, February 23, 2013
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Healthfirst
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By Nikki87, November 28, 2012
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How Much Was Your Surgery?
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By change4life2012, July 10, 2012
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- Carrie's Journey
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Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
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By CynthiaMcC, December 29, 2007
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- ChunkCat
  
  Thank you everyone for your well wishes! I totally forgot I wrote an update here... I'm one week post op today. I gained 15 lbs in water weight overnight because they had to give me tons of fluids to bring my BP up after surgery! I stayed one night in the hospital. Everything has been fine except I seem to have picked up a bug while I was there and I've been running a low grade fever, coughing, and a sore throat. So I've been hydrating well and sleeping a ton. So far the Covid tests are negative.
  I haven't been able to advance my diet past purees. Everything I eat other than tofu makes me choke and feels like trying to swallow rocks. They warned me it would get worse before it gets better, so lets hope this is all normal. I have my follow up on Monday so we'll see. Living on shakes and soup again is not fun. I had enough of them the first time!! LOL
  
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- BeanitoDiego
  
  Still purging all of the larger clothing. This morning, a shirt that I ADORED wearing ended up on top. Hard to let it go, but it was also hard to let go of those habits that also no longer serve my highest good. Onward and upward!
  
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- Onedayatatime365
  
  Looking to connect with others who are also on the journey of better health. Post-Op Gastric Sleeve (4/11/24).
  
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- jparadigm
  
  Happy Wednesday!
  
  I hope everyone is having a lovely week so far!
  It's been a bit of a struggle this last week...I'm hungry ALL the time.
  
  April 17 · 1 reply
  1. BlondePatriotInCDA
    
    Have a great Wednesday too! Sorry you're hungry all the time, I'm pretty much the same..and I'm sick of eating the same food all the time.
    
    April 18
- ChunkCat
  
  Well, tomorrow I go in for an impromptu hiatal hernia repair after ending up in the ER over the weekend because I couldn't get food down and water was moving at a trickle... I've been having these symptoms on and off for a few weeks but Sunday was the worst by far and came with chest pain and trouble breathing. The ER PA thinks it is just esophagitis and that the surgeon and radiologist are wrong. But the bariatric surgeon swears it is a hernia, possibly a sliding one based on my symptoms. So he fit me into his schedule this week to repair it! I hope he's right and this sorts it out. He's going to do a scope afterwards to be sure there is nothing wrong with the esophagus. Here's hoping it all goes well!!
  
  April 16 · 4 replies
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    omgsh!! Hope all goes well!! Keeping you in my thoughts!
    
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    Hope you’re doing well!
    
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