kalfin13

UHC has had all my info for a week now and still no answer. Just getting really frustrated. I'm usually a very patient person, but I am so anxious to find out if they are going to approve me or not. I think I have literally made myself sick worrying about what they are going to say. They said it could take up to 15 business days to make a decision, ugh!

I'm game! Would be nice to meet others in the area that understand what you're going through. Well I say all this in hopes that my insurance decides to ever approve me!

I am also using Dr. Hoehn and I have UHC. I just finished my 6 month diet on Feb. 17 and everything has been submitted to UHC so just waiting for them to stop driving me crazy with all this waiting and give me an answer..lol. It will depend on your health but the only thing Dr. Hoehn required me to do was a scope and psych eval. I initially chose Hoehn because UHC didn't cover St. Luke's cause I wanted to use Dr. Price as well just because a friend of mine used him and loved him. Then two months after I had started everything St. Lukes started taking UHC, but I'm glad it worked out the way it did. I've met Dr. Hoehn a couple times already and he is always very attentive and most importantly non judgemental. I was frustrated at first when I found out about the 6 month diet, but now I'm glad I had to do it cause it gave me a chance to talk to a lot more people and do a lot more research. Hope it all works out for you and don't worry the 6 months goes by in no time!

I'm playing the waiting game with UHC too. It's driving me crazy!!! I thought my surgeons office had send all my stuff earlier last week so I called UHC today just to see how it was coming along and they said they didn't get it until the 26th. She also said it could take up to 14 days (although I've never had them take long to approve any other surgery anyone in my family has had) but I sure hope it doesn't take that long. I will be a complete basketcase if I have to sit around and wait that long!!!!

I have UHC Choice Plus. My case manager just got all my stuff sent to UHC yesterday so I am still waiting to hear whether I am approved or not. I have not had a BMI over 40 for five years and I actually just barely made the weight at my last weigh in (UHC required me to do a 6 month Dr. supervised diet) and I also don't have any comorbidities so I am very nervous about what they are going to say. This really doesn't anwer your question, but I guess I'm trying to say I hope they overlook the BMI and just look at the weight gain over the years. Good luck to you!

Hope I get mine that fast! As long as we've had UHC they have always been good about not keeping you waiting long. All my stuff will be turned in tomorrow morning after my last Dr. supervised diet visit and weigh in so I really hope I can get an answer tomorrow too or else I'll be going crazy waiting all weekend plus the holiday Monday!

I'm sure this has been asked before but do any of the websites give Vitamin samples like they do the Protein stuff?

I don't know anyone who has had the sleeve with with him but I know a couple people that had lap band. They had nothing but good things to say about him. I am having mine with Dr. Hoehn at KC Bariatrics.

All my replies to other people's posts are being deleted. Just wondering if it is a technical issue or if I did something?

Looking for recommendations on different products that you have used since WLS such as your favorite blenders/mixers, food processors, etc. or any other type product that you just feel you can't live without!

I am using Dr. Hoehn too. Did you have yours done at Heartland? What did you think about it?

I've seen a lot of questions about returning to work but I would like some input on kids. I have 3 year old twin boys who love to use me as their personal junglegym. I should be having surgery at end of March and my parents will be coming to town to help with the kids. Just curious what ya'lls experiences were as far as dealing with small kids after surgery?

I'm in Smithville and hopefully will be going back to school in the fall at Western so will be in the St. Jo area a lot.

Just curious if anyone has taken the Bariatric Advantage chewable Iron? If so which flavor? I have been anemic for years but I never take my prescription iron mainly cause I don't like taking pills but also cause it hurts my stomach so much. I will be having my surgery around the first of April so I really wanted to take some Iron before then just for good measure. Any recommendation would be greatly appreciated!

I take the chewable juice Plus and while I haven't had my surgery yet my doctor said I would be able to take them after surgery. I have never been able to swallow anything bigger than tylenol so chewable are the only option for me. I am also a distributor for JuicePlus and I have a couple clients who have had WLS and one takes the chewables and one the capsules and neither have had any problems.

As far as the insurance goes I am in the same boat. I am five months into my 6 month doctor supervised diet. I also have no co-morbidities so my weight is the only thing qualifying me for surgery. I have about 95 pounds to lose so when I first weighed in I was literally two pounds from being not fat enough. I absolutely could not lose any weight during my 6 month diet and I actually have even gained 3 pounds since I started. I just basically haven't tried to lose but I've been exercising so that I wouldn't gain a lot. I guess I can let you know in about a month how the insurance feels about it!

Just curious about playing sports after WLS. I was always an athlete until I started getting too fat to participate about 8 years ago. One of the things I'm looking forward to after surgery is getting back to playing. I don't see any reason why one shouldn't be able to play after everything has healed but still curious of others experiences of playing things like flag football, softball, tennis, etc. after WLS.

I did decide to stay with Dr. Hoehn and I absolutely love him and everyone I have had to deal with at Shawnee Mission Med. I wasn't happy about paying the $500 but I think I made the right decision. I am having to do the 6 month dr. supervised diet for my insurance which I will be through with in February and my surgery should be around the last week in March. I LOVE the therapist he requires you to see prior to surgery. He has been a huge help. I know you're hesitant about paying the money but (even though I haven't even had my surgery yet) I definitely don't think you will be disappointed with Dr. Hoehn.

do u happen to be in the kansas city area? just everything you described sounds like what i was told although i'm sure there are a lot that are the same. anyway just curious.

My doctor also asked for the same thing. They say it's for the "free" seminar, the support groups, etc. I think it's basically just to try to make up some difference because of what insurance will actually pay them (just an opinion though). I think too it helps weed out some people who aren't really serious and the doctors staff can spend hours working on filing with their insurance and misc. paperwork so that kind of would help insure that they are serious about having the surgery. I was a little leary of the fact that they were asking for the money but out of all the research I did on the doctor I couldn't find anything negative said about him. It was also kind of a motivator for me cause sometimes when I would start freaking out about my decision to do the surgery I would stick with it cause I had already paid my money.