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My surgery is Monday and I am surprised that I am getting nervous and having 2nd thoughts. I know that I will go through with the surgery but was just wondering if anyone else was feeling the same way.
Jerzygurl and onedaycloser reacted to this -
Yay!!! Congrats!!
Thank you
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Congrats!!
I'm still going thru the cardio crap, now have to go for a nuclear stress test on Dec 9th they think I may have an electrical block branch or some crap I have never had heart troubles before now just scared to death.
I had to go through the same thing for the same reason. Everything turned out ok. Sometimes I think Doctors just want to run our bills up and stress us out.
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I got my approval from Cigna today without completeing a supervised weight loss program.
Susysleever reacted to this -
I got approved. Surgery Date is December 2. I am so excited but nervous at the same time.
maggyluv reacted to this -
I wish that i had done that because i having been going through this process since August and it would have already been completed. Hopefully I will approved without it, I would hate to weight another 3 months because of misinformation.
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I was wondering if anyone has been approved without doing a supervised weight loss program.
I have Cigna which I thought always required some type of supervised weight loss program but my patient coordinator says that my self-insured Cigna Plan through my school district doesn’t require one. They do require that I have been employed with the district for 5 years and that the surgery be performed at a Cigna Center of Excellence. When I called Cigna they told me just the opposite that I needed to do a three-month program and that there was nothing about 5 years of employment.
I also checked with my benefits department as they said the same thing as my patient coordinator.
I was denied a few weeks ago because the hospital that my surgeon used was no longer a Cigna Center of Excellence. I found a new surgeon and a new hospital and jump through their new hoops and my file has been resubmitted.
Now I am really nervous that I will be denied again, because of the lack of a weight loss program. If I had knowed if would take so long for this process I would have done the 3 month supervised weight loss program just to be on the safe side.
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Thank you. The only thing I am really worried about is the fact that I was told that my company's Cigna plan states that it does not require a 3 month supervised diet but everyone that I have talked to said that they were required to do one.
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It is so hard waiting for the insurance approval. I am scared that they will find some reason to deny me again:(
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I have to admit at the beginning, I was scared to go to St. Luke's but I had an amazing experience everyone was super nice and I had no complications... I still go to the monthly seminars which are super helpful my surgeon was Dr. Juarez .. I would do this all over in a heart beat I talk to 2 other girls that also had surgery there around the same time let me know if you want to talk to us
I am also going to use Dr. Juarez, paperwork was submitted yesterday, Hopefully I will be approved this time. It has been really stressful having to change surgeons and centers at the last minute just to please Cigna.
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Good luck!
WHo did your surgery? Because of insurance I am having to change to St. Lukes and was wondering how your whole experience was/
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Just wondering if any Arizona Sleevers used st Luke's? It,looks like I will have to change dr.s and hospitals because banner gateway is not a Cigna Center of excellence. Any comments would be helpful
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I am working on that now. I have an appointment with Bridges tomorrow. (I am thankful that there was a last minute cancellation) Hopefully the process won't take to long.
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I was just denied by Cigna because Banner Gateway is no longer a Cigna Center of Excellence. I double checked on that before I started the process and they were at the time. Now I have to start over. I want to cry!
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How did you find out about your approval?Call them!
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I have! Hopefully I will hear something tomorrow.
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The same office has already warned me that my surgery might not be available until next year because of all the office staff holiday vacations
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Do you think that the doctor is trying move your surgery day to work better with his schedule? I can't even imagine how upset you are. But I have faith that you can do whatever is required to complete this process!
BMWSistah reacted to this -
The waiting is hard. My paper work was submitted on Oct 29. I was told that it will take 5 business days but I have already called in twice to make sure that they had all of the paper work they needed. I am so ready to get on with the next step of this process.
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Phase 2 Dessert Tonight! Chocolate & Coconut!
in Purée (stage 2)
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sounds good