azjanie

sounds good

Finally Sleeved! I had my surgery on Decemeber 2nd at 9am. I have been a little sore the last couple of days but nothing major. I am so happy that I am on my way to a better/heatlier life.

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.

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.

Thank you

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.

I just got my approval today! I am scheduled for December 2nd.

I got my approval from Cigna today without completeing a supervised weight loss program.

I got approved. Surgery Date is December 2. I am so excited but nervous at the same time.

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.

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.

It is so hard waiting for the insurance approval. I am scared that they will find some reason to deny me again:(

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.

I have been having a lot of pain in my right upper quadrant and numerous gallbladder related symptoms. I had an ultra sound that can back normal and a hida scan with CCK injection that showed that I had a 100% ejection rate. Normal gallbladder ejection fraction is between 35 percent and 75 percent. One of my doctors said that this was normal but my new PA thinks I should get my gallbladder removed, I haven't talked to my surgeon. I was just wondering if anyone else has/had an overactive gallbladder.

WHo did your surgery? Because of insurance I am having to change to St. Lukes and was wondering how your whole experience was/

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

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.

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!

How did you find out about your approval?

I have! Hopefully I will hear something tomorrow.

Congrats! I am still waiting on Cigna.

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

Congrats! Can't wait to join you in the post sleeve group.

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!

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.