seattleslew

Best of luck to you Booklover324! Let us know how you feel when you get home.

IT was only a 3 month. My first visit was in October and by December I had a letter from Cigna approving me, get this, for 1 day! LOL..I thought wow, I only have 1 day but when I called them, they explained they don't provide coverage date ranges and assured me that the approval would extend for the year if I decided to switch surgeons. They were very nice about it.

I am also on Cigna OA+ and I was approved for VSG after completing the surgeon's program (psych eval, nutritional counseling, stress test, apnea test and began a weight loss diet plan). As I understood from my NUT, it's your BMI that will qualify you(well, me) -- And I have osteoarthritis in one knee. I opted to switch doctors so now I have to reapply, hopefully not start all over but if thats what it takes! Good luck to you LinsayLouLou.

My first post here -- even that makes me nervous! I completed the weight loss pre-surgery program with one hospital, got clearance from my insurance and decided I was not comfortable. I think it's important to listen to those little intuitions and I visited a second facility and surgeon. What a difference! I know its going to make a difference in my confidence level, taking the time to find the right surgeon & after care support that's right for me. Now, I'm just feeling impatient, waiting to get cleared (again!). My only fear now, that my husband and daughter will hate the changes that need to be made in our house. Like my dysfunction is rubbing off on them. I know, in the end, it will improve their health as well -- but I'm afraid of their disappointment at having to change 'for me'.