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I got my approval! My surgery will be done on March 21, 2011. I'll be going through the Mehta Bariatric Center in NJ and having the surgery done at Somerset Medical Center. Has anybody else used Mehta? He does the surgery with a single incision at the belly button. Now I am nervous. But I am still going to do it! They could have done me in January, but we are going on a vacation in February and my hubby insisted that I wait until after we get back in case there are complications.
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Hi, I am about 85 pounds overweight and also worried that my insurance provider (UnitedHealthcare) won't approve my surgery. I have high cholesterol and high blood pressure. The surgeon's office staff told me to see if I have sleep apnea because if so that would probably clinch the deal. Well, I did and I do. Got a c-pap machine yesterday. Now that I have 3 co-morbidities, the surgeon's office can write up a letter of medical necessity to submit to UnitedHealthcare. We'll see if I get approved. Sure hope so! Good luck getting your approval.