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It's time to find a job and I want to do what I have always done. My physical state means I couldn't perform well. Thinking of getting back on the lapbandwagon.

It's great news that they cover WLS if it's medically necessary! Your doctor will be able to prove it. I think a BMI of at least 40 is what they look at. Mine is 47-48 and I don't have any "real" co-morbidities. I think that the insurance company also wants to know if you've been big for at least five years and tried to lose weight a few times. If you fall into that category, I bet you'll be approved! You may need to do the six month diet, but it goes by faster than you think. This is so exciting!

Hey, sorry this took so long! I do have Cigna Open Access Plus. They wanted me to have been on a supervised, documented, weight loss program for at least six consecutive months, sometime in the past two years. I hadn't done that, so I went to my surgeon's nutritionist. I could not miss a single month, even by a day. Your surgeon's office should know what you have to do. They probably have experience with your insurance plan already. Have you found out anything yet???

Hi, Lilbit! I've been approved by Cigna. :bananapowerslide:I'm hoping that it's a good sign for you!

Good Luck!

As much as I hated having to wait for the pre-existing condition period and 6 month diet to be over, I think it was really good for me. I am really impulsive and was real "hot" do to this in the beginning. It was good for me to slow down and seriously look at what it would entail. Ugh. I can't believe I just said that!

I'm really surprised and envious, when I see the people that started a month before their surgery date. They just sail through the process in no time. I guess God knows me better than to have allowed that! Just like He loves me too much to let me win the lottery!

Anyway, I hope that you get to be one of the lucky ones that sails through in no time! :thumbup: Let me know what happens!