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Yes! THANKS!!!

I'm so happy! I'm in tears! I have a better chance to see my kids grow up! I called BCBS AL today to see if they received the missing paperwork and the rep said "it was approved yesterday as soon as your doctor sent it" I screamed with joy!!!!!! My coordinator is out of the office until Tuesday! Will keep u guys updated and thank u all for every post, reply,prayer thanks!!

They say they only have the last 2 months of my 6 month diet but hell if they just look through the paperwork they will see the whole damn 6 months was completed!! Wow they make things so difficult!! My coordinator is resubmitting it to them, but she has comfirmation that she did send it! Be so glad when this is over!!!

Sorry in advance if this sound rude but if this is the size u are in the last picture with the bathing suit then any doctor that does any wls on you should be punished. U are a very thin, great size! If you have a problem with binging and purging then you should really seek some therapy and a good nutritionist to help u maintain your weight. Again I apologize if this sounds rude.

I'm waiting too! Insurance says my predetermination is still in process! I been calling everyday!

Could be that evil ass JEALOUS!!! Keep your head up! ((((((HUGS)))))))

Insurance have had my documents 5 days and I'm super nervous, scared you name it. I've been calling and sent an email yesterday and its still incomplete. I know having a bmi of 59 has to be medically necessary! I'm praying for a positive answer!

I have BCBS AL waiting on approval for VSG they've had all of my paperwork 3 days so far and its a lot but its all there. Hope and pray I get approved by the end of next week!

I left there and went to Dr.Baptista he is very nice and want to help!! The office staff have been great!

I would drink water water water!!!

Hello! I'm just saying hello! Glad to see someone from Valdosta. I'm getting ready for VSG surgery...very excited good luck.

Mensch....I love your grandmother's quote!!

Thinin12 that's a red flag! Something is going on with them! So glad I changed!!

Seem like the program fee would be refunded to Dr.Pinnar's patients since he left.

I was told by a staff member that Dr.Pinnar came inone Friday morning and quit with no notice at all,but that still doesn't justify the office not returning calls and lying about paperwork.

Jacksonville weightloss will not submitt your paperwork when they say so. I just left there practice because they lied about submitting my paperwork and didn't even. Call to tell me dr.pinnar left. I called the insurance company to find nothing was ever submitted and they had all my info a week on a desk.they will not answer their phones or voicemail unless u threaten to leave. I will post how bad they are on every forum!! Not to mention I had to pay another program fee for another surgeon.

I was waiting for approval from insurance but found out he left the practice in jacksonville without notice. So I lost my 200 program fee which I'm gonna seek legal action about! Tried to give him the benefit of doubt and he left again. So I had to find another surgeon and pay another program fee.AVOID this doctor he has issues!!

That should have been submitted with the packet. That's a normal requirement.they must have forgotten it.

5000mg is what I take also.

Take my advice! Call call call! Stay on top of it! I thought my stuff was submitted Monday and come to find out it wasn't because my surgeon quit the practice and they never called me to tell me! I ended up calling insurance and they had nothing submitted so I got the news when I called the surgeon's office...so now I'm switching my entire bariatric program and surgeon because I feel they should have called me and said something!

There is another sugeon but he has bad reviews about his bedside manner and I've talked to several people about him and I just don't want to go down that road. I was gonna change surgeons 2 months ago and I should have then..I just felt something wasn't right! The one that I was gonna change to called me personally a month ago. So now I'm in the process of getting all my records.

Called insurance to check on my status and it haven't been submitted! Called the coordinator she just told me the surgeon QUIT!! I blame myself because he quit when he was in Virginia but I was giving him the benefit of the doubt! Then I tell my sister who says well u can lose weight on your own!! I'm so angry!