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tlong
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I wanted to know the answer to the same question. When I went to my consultation I weighed 226 on their scales which would put me about 40 BMI. Then the girl told me that they take off 4 pounds for clothes and shoes! Let's just think about this.....I live in Texas and it is hotter than haddes here. I had on a pair of shorts, tshirt, and flip-flops. I argued with the girl to give me my 4 pounds back because I did NOT have on 4 lbs. of clothes. It was the difference of a 39 BMI vs. 40 BMI. It was quite comical!!
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Can anyone tell me your experience as far as getting insurance to cover the WLS? I have it all done! The insurance lady just has to submit my info to the insurance company and then I wait.....and wait.......and wait. That's the hardest part!
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I have done that before and I loved it. I actually forgot about it, but needed the reminder!!
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What is a "nut" class????
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That's funny! I really want to squeek in and have the surgery before (but I am pretty sure it won't happen so quickly.) school begins because I am a teacher. My referral was June 6th and I have consult tomorrow July 7th. I have all of my paperwork to turn in and my insurance calls for a 3 month nutrition plan. I have all of it....just need to get passed the consult. Good luck to you!!
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Thank-you everyone for your posts. I am very excited and nervous! It took an act of Congress to get an appt. with surgeon. Finally, tomorrow is consult day.
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Thank you for sharing about yor BCBS-Fed approval. 3 days...that's awesome!!
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Hi everyone, I am new here. I've already read through several posts and have found out that from the beginning of this process to the end of the process is....welll......a LONG process. Can you tell me from the 1st consult to surgery about how long are we looking at? I have my 1st consult on Thursday, but I already have all of the paper work needed for insurance. I have my 3 month diet plan, psych eval., PCP eval., so I'm hoping that I can get things underway very soon. Does anyone have a quick time-lime of the span of time from A-Z?