poginut

Got approved with GEHA today! Thank you lord!

This actually gonna happen!

poginut,
congratulations! I almost had lap band several years ago, I went through the whole process and got to the point of actually setting a date for the surgery. I changed my mind and I'm SO GLAD I got the sleeve. I'd do it again in a heart beat.
Good luck with your surgery,
Hope you have an easy recovery,
Kathleen

This actually gonna happen!

Thanks! Sleeve! I originally wanted to do lap band! But did not want the hassle of filling or refilling or worry about slippage or having a foreign object in my body.

This actually gonna happen!

This actually gonna happen!

Got approved with GEHA today! Thank you lord!

Got approved with GEHA today! Thank you lord!

So, just because, I decided to call my insurance company to check status on pre-cert. I was expecting them to say we just got it, it should take 5-10 days or something like that. Instead the person on the other line said " it's been approved" and she even read what I was approved for and gave me authorization number! It was that simple...and I was so worried of not getting approved! New me here I come!

So, just because, I decided to call my insurance company to check status on pre-cert. I was expecting them to say we just got it, it should take 5-10 days or something like that. Instead the person on the other line said " it's been approved" and she even read what I was approved for and gave me authorization number! It was that simple...and I was so worried of not getting approved! New me here I come!

So, just because, I decided to call my insurance company to check status on pre-cert. I was expecting them to say we just got it, it should take 5-10 days or something like that. Instead the person on the other line said " it's been approved" and she even read what I was approved for and gave me authorization number! It was that simple...and I was so worried of not getting approved! New me here I come!

wonderful to hear! i have geha too. can't wait to get submitted... congrats!

So, just because, I decided to call my insurance company to check status on pre-cert. I was expecting them to say we just got it, it should take 5-10 days or something like that. Instead the person on the other line said " it's been approved" and she even read what I was approved for and gave me authorization number! It was that simple...and I was so worried of not getting approved! New me here I come!

So, just because, I decided to call my insurance company to check status on pre-cert. I was expecting them to say we just got it, it should take 5-10 days or something like that. Instead the person on the other line said " it's been approved" and she even read what I was approved for and gave me authorization number! It was that simple...and I was so worried of not getting approved! New me here I come!

I am too....all ppwrk submitted...waiting on insurance approval and with the grace of God..surgery date is 9/05...saying prayers that all works out well...I know what you mean....I want to know now...no waiting...lol...but we have to take a deep breath and hope for the best

Easy there...but i know how u feel...hopefully its not such a long wait....

Had my last appointment yesterday and had all tests done before yesterday...forms submitted by doctors office! Now the long wait...not actually that long, but for someone as anxious as me, a day could feel like a week, and a week feels like a month! Hope all goes well!

today is my 6th doctor visit and last of 6! Down to the last straw of this journey! Then my paperwork gets submitted to GEHA insurance! I hope that process goes smoothly as the last 6 months! Hope to be sleeved early October!

today is my 6th doctor visit and last of 6! Down to the last straw of this journey! Then my paperwork gets submitted to GEHA insurance! I hope that process goes smoothly as the last 6 months! Hope to be sleeved early October!

Good luck with your last appointment. Mine is August 6th with my nut. Hopefully submitted by the 7th. So excited!

Less two months till I finish with my 6 months stuff. My biggest worry is with insurance. My BMI is 37.5 with comorbidity of sleep apnea and possibly high blood pressure. My question is, has anyone dealt with GEHA or has anyone had any problems with them. If no problem, once six months was met with all requirements, how long did it take for them to approve? My sixth month will me early August and hope to have surgery early Sept. Thank you for any info that anyone can provide.

Three months gone by so fast...still wished it would go faster. Just around the corner

I am also pretty new at this. Got my first appointment of 6 months on Tuesday and several other exams next week....starting with sleep test! pretty excited! wished I would have looked into this a long time ago! Lap Band

Economics are a part of so many things and it would be foolish to think that doctors are not also thinking of economics.
However, it is my very strong belief that most physicians want the best outcome for their patients and if it's good $ for the doc, that is a bonus.
Doctors cannot make anyone get a surgery they don't want. If you are convinced that lapband/sleeve is for you, find a doc that is willing to do it. If all of the doctors you meet with are telling you that you should consider something else, it's probably time to consider something else.
There is always (I hope) going to be a great new procedure to help the morbidly obese. I truly don't understand why the great debate. Make the best decision for yourself and then live with that decision until you decide to do something different.