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I hv aetna too, my dr is putting in my paperwork tomm, my 90 days were up today, u cant submit anything earlier than your 90 days

I hv aetna too, and my paperwork is being turned in on 11/17, im nervouse as all heck b/c i know aetna wants u to have a bmi>40 for 2 plus years, im keeping my fingers crossed

my paperwork is being turned in this thursday, so im hoping to hear something by mon or tues

Congrats on the approval, my insurance will be sent on 11/18, im nervous as all hell abt the decision. I hv Aetna, who do u have?

Hi...I initially had a 3 month wait for my first consultation, which was initially sched for I believe OCT 11 at the end of July. However, I was way too anxious b/c i knew that my 90 days didnt start til the first consultatiton, so i called back the first week of Aug and begged to be called when someone cancels or resch, and i was told the problem with that is that most people only cancels the day b4, I told them it wouldnt b a problem for me and i would drop whatever just to take that appt, lucky me i was off of work for the whole month of August, so I rcv a call on the 16th of aug asking if i can come in the next day, I said yes with the quickness, and now my 90 days is up 11/17 and insurance wl b submiited on the 18th, so pls pray for me that i get approved

Hi It depends on your particular plan u hv with aetna. I have Aetna too, and I had a choice of 6 months or 90 days, i chose the 90 days. My 90 days r up on 11/17 and thats when dr will submit insurance req

Thanks nurseshay that was some good advice

Could it be your gall bladder? I had mine removed four years ago and it felt like chest pain and it felt like I was hvg a heart attack

I met Dr Tichansky already. He's awesome. I felt really comfortable with him and he answered all my ? and eased my mind. His staff is great too, Im hoping to hv surgery in Decemeber

Hello December Bandsters, I'm tenatively scheduled for Dec 15, as long as my approval comes in. My last dr visit is 11/16 and paper work with be submitted then

The nutritionist told me, that its up to me to decide if i want to take that gamble and start the preop diet, my surgeopn has alot of availbilty thanksgiving weekend, so thats why they said they tentatively booked me for 11/21...which prob means they didnt really put it in the system yet

My 90days are up on 11/16 and thats when insurance paperwork will be sent in, my problem is i want to get banded on 11/21, so that means i would have to start my 2week pre-op on 11/7, but if my approval doesnt come in 2 days then my pre-op diet will be for nothing bc i cant get surgery on 11/21, I picked that day bc im off the holdiay week, should i just wait til im approved and schedule the surgery then, i know really its a win win right, bc i would lose weight during that time, but im not trying to be on all liquids if i dodnt have to be

Hi, read the post Bandster Basics & A Day in The LIfe, under the Preoperation ??? and this post will settle all your worries

Hi, read the post Bandster Basics & A Day in The LIfe, under the Preoperation ??? and this post will settle all your worries

Hi, read the post Bandster Basics & A Day in The LIfe, under the Preoperation ??? and this post will settle all your worries 168 pounds down, and over 2 years out...

This post needs to be on the front page always

Oh wow, it looks like your dr's office dropped the ball, hopefully you will get approved with new info

Sorry for the bad news, What do they mean not enough details, did u not have a 2 year documentation of weight history

I hv aetna too, and I hv the same dilemma, I hv been with my pcp along time but my bmi hasn't been exactly over 40 the whole time, close to it, so fingers r crossed. As far as how much aetna pays it depends what kind of aetna plan u hv bc they aren't the same, my plan covers 100%

Hi, everyone in my support group either had the sleeve or getting the sleeve, but im sticking to my band decision, eventhough they loss more quickly, I don't like the idea of getting 85% of your stomach removed

I went to my first support group last week, and i was the only one there that was getting the band,they were trying to convince me to get the sleeve, but im sticking with the band

Thanks everyone, i will arrange for a ride

Hi, just wondering if I would be able to drive myself home the next day after surgery