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Thanks Toodie1974! I will let you know how everything goes & hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving! Guess there won't be any turkey at my house this year but it will be so worth it! =)

I was required to do the 6 month supervised diet & was very successful doing it....I have lost 55 lbs. I have UMR (United Healthcare Choice Plus) & my surgery was still approved with the substantial weight loss. I am having my surgery Nov. 24th. Insurance companies like to intimidate people with all the hoops but PLEASE.DO NOT GIVE UP!

Got my date...Nov 24th! So excited & ready to get done. Looking forwad to the new way of life & new year. So happy I don't have to do the 2 week liquid diet...I only have to do 2 days. ????

I too am waiting on approval.... mine was submitted last Wed.10/15. I called my insurance company this morning & they told me they will have me answer early next week. (normally takes 13 working days) It has been a long week. Getting very anxious & have a million things going thru my mind. Excited & scared at the same time.

Hope you get your approval soon Jessi... wishing you the best of luck! =)

I don't have to do the 2 wks liquid diet...thank goodness. Doctor does surgery on Mondays so all liquids for 2 days before. I am very excited. Insurance company told me I should have my approval no later that the end of the month so really hoping Nov 17th date is a go for me. So ready for this but also have a lot of different things going thru my mind. Thanks for your input & have a great day! =)

Thanks Elode...did you have your approval before the Oct. 21st date? Congrats on getting your day & wishing you a speedy recovery!

I too am going thru Dr. Eibes & going to Belmond for my surgery. I am currently waiting for insurance approval. I was so happy to see your post & hear your comments regarding this doctor & the facility. I would be great to connect with you sometime & compare notes. I am from the Des Moines Area. How are you doing since your surgery?

I am currently awaiting insurance approval... I have UMR United Healthcare Choice Plus. Does anyone else have this plan & how long did it take to get approval. Also when I called they told me that they had a surgery date of 11/7... this is the first I have heard of this date.. Does this mean that is when I will be having my surgery?

I also had to do the 6 mth diet... my last appt. with NUT is tomorrow. I am down 45 lbs & now I am worried they will not do it. Has anybody out there ever been denied for losing too much weight? I just dropped below the 40 BMI but I also have sleep apnea, COPD & Asthma.

_{Hi Marilyn,}

_{I have asthma & COPD so I can relate to your breathing issues. I have had to do the 6 month supervised diet for insurance & tomorrow is my last appt.. I am hoping to be scheduled for sometime next month. I will say I was able to lose 45 lbs over the past 6 mths & breathing has improved greatly. I saw my pulmonologist today & I have already gotten rid of one of my meds... stated I will probably be off the CPAP shortly after my surgery & he is already talking about reducing my other meds in a couple of months. I truly believe this surgery will be a life safer for me. BTW ... it was my pulmonologist that suggest the surgery for me as well.}

Do you have UMR Insurance? How long did it take to get your approval once submitted?