knmcd

Awesome, thank you and congrats to you!

So frustrated! After calling True Results in Houston, I waited 2 agonizing days to hear back from them to find out if insurance would cover the procedure. DENIED! My boyfriends company has an exclusion for ANY type of bariatric surgery. Soo they asked if I have acid reflux or heartburn, which yes I've dealt with that for so long, it makes me miserable. The lady told me that there could be a way around it. If they checked me for a hiatal hernia, and if I have one, they could go in and repair it and put the lap band in at the same time. That would be a way to get insurance to cover part of it, I would just have to pay the $5500 for the band itself. I was told to come in for a free consultation and they would sit down and talk to me, get some lab work done, weight me, etc. So I went yesterday and they told me that my insurance is claiming there was a lap in coverage, which is bull, because when my boyfriend switched companies last January we made sure to get Cobra because I was 6 months prego. So I had to call and request proof of coverage to take to the Dr's office. Now I'm waiting on that paperwork, plus my lab work results to get back, so they can schedule my EGD to check me for the hiatal hernia. This will be the only way I can get the lap band!! It sounds awful to say this, but I really hope that all this heartburn and reflux is caused by a hernia!!! Yes, yes, awful I know! Don't judge me!! Has anyone gone through this?? I'm so worried that I won't be able to get the band and I'm a nervous wreck right now. I feel like I'm already hitting a ton of road blocks and I'm only 2 weeks into this journey!!