Bobbe Schu

United Health Care

I was denied twice through UHC. I hired Lindstrom Obesity Advocacy in May. FINALLY AFTER MANY MONTHS MY REVISION SURGERY HAS BEEN APPROVED!!!!! THANK YOU WALTER & KELLEY LINDSTROM, Lindstrom Obesity Advocacy, FOR NOT GIVING UP AND FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN! I'm so excited I can hardly stand it. 2016 is going to be a year of wonderful changes in my life!

FINALLY AFTER MANY MONTHS MY REVISION SURGERY HAS BEEN APPROVED!!!!! THANK YOU WALTER & KELLEY LINDSTROM, Lindstrom Obesity Advocacy, FOR NOT GIVING UP AND FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN! I'm so excited I can hardly stand it. 2016 is going to be a year of wonderful changes in my life!

FINALLY AFTER MANY MONTHS MY REVISION SURGERY HAS BEEN APPROVED!!!!! THANK YOU WALTER & KELLEY LINDSTROM, Lindstrom Obesity Advocacy, FOR NOT GIVING UP AND FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN! I'm so excited I can hardly stand it. 2016 is going to be a year of wonderful changes in my life! I'm looking forward to this new chapter in my life!!!!

FINALLY AFTER MANY MONTHS MY REVISION SURGERY HAS BEEN APPROVED!!!!! THANK YOU WALTER & KELLEY LINDSTROM, Lindstrom Obesity Advocacy, FOR NOT GIVING UP AND FOR MAKING THIS HAPPEN! I'm so excited I can hardly stand it. 2016 is going to be a year of wonderful changes in my life!

The plan is to do it all at once so I don't have additional costs, more time off work and additional anesthesia.

My p2p was last May. They approved lb removal but denied revision. That's when I hired Lindstrom Obesity Advocacy. Since then, I've had another denial; currently awaiting the second; then we will request an external review whereby my case MUST be reviewed by a subject matter expert and NOT a plastic surgeon or other physician totally uneducated in bariatrics. Just more waiting! I hate UHC!!!!

Waiting is the hardest part!!! Your health continues to deteriorate while you "WAIT"! It's horrible!

Unbelievable!!! And in the meantime, my health continues to deteriorate!

Yes. But now we move to the next step. I will not give up, nor will the Lindstroms! So happy to have them in my corner. Without them I would not have pursued this--wouldn't have known I had the choice.maybe its the third time is a charm thing. I wouldn't give up either. I was prepared to contact the Lindstrom group if I wasn't approved.Congratulations! I am so very happy for you! Do you have a date yet?

Denied again! So Lindstrom's will appeal again! They were not at all surprised and said this was expected. Afterall, my appeal was reviewed by a PLASTIC SURGEON and not a doctor who specializes is bariatrics!!!! UNBELIEVABLE! Round 2 here we come!!!!!

Yes. But now we move to the next step. I will not give up, nor will the Lindstroms! So happy to have them in my corner. Without them I would not have pursued this--wouldn't have known I had the choice.

Well denied again, so we appeal again! Lindstrom's were not surprised. Said this is exactly what was expected. Appears my appeal was reviewed by a PLASTIC SURGEON and admittedly agreed that band removal was necessary. So if removal was approved and my original surgery passed all criterion, why not approve the NEEDED revision?!!!! Stinks! But I press on!

DENIED AGAIN! ANOTHER APPEAL! Kelley wasn't surprised. It seems my records were reviewed by a PLASTIC SURGEON!!! Duh!!!

That's exactly what Kelley told me this morning. They really like to make one suffer!