Jrs_lovely1

I'm in NC as well scheduled for April 20th (Fayetteville)

I am April 22nd as well! Best wishes to you!

I am so VERY HAPPY for you!!!!! This is wonderful news. You and I of course know we share Carefirst BCBS in common & all of the issues we have had, to finally come out with something positive feels GREAT! I have an April date. Do you have one yet? Hopefully we can share that in common as well and continue to support each other.

Thank you so much! I was so happy to hear those words of "you have been approved!" I almost cried.

Hi! I totally missed this post. My current BMI is less than 35; however, I had a higher BMi at the time of submission. I also have co-morbities so the denial was based on lack of supporting documents

Got my approval today!!!!! I'm do excited & relieved yet a tad bit anxious/nervous. Part of me thought this day would never come. So glad it did!

Quick update: My surgeons office submitted the documents needed in a timely manner. YAY! BUT now I am getting conflicting information. I contacted members service to find out if they received the documents and they stated that they had but that the authorization request had been cancelled???? They stated that they sent this information to my Dr. I contacted my Dr.'s office and they said they had no knowledge of the cancellation and recently submitted the documents. I called the authorization dept. for my insurance (they wouldn't really talk to me as the patient) and they stated that it was cancelled because I did not meet the requirements. They also stated that they sent notification to the Dr.'s office on Feb 2nd. This time frame is in line with the denial. I assumed that they cancelled it before they received the supporting documents. I contacted my Dr.s office and told them all of the information in which I was able to discover and they said that the would follow up. I am a bit discouraged but still going to hang in there and do what I can to pursue this. I don't understand all of the issues though. I was a hopeful of a smooth process.

I am in Fayetteville.

I'm in Fayetteville as well. My surgeon is Dr. Ejeh. Did you have your surgery at Cape Fear?

I sure did!!! I am about 2 years now post braces. I have my permanent retainers and my nightly ones as well. That's crazy.

No. I didn't.

Hi. I am not sure if you have done this or not but you can always follow up with the surgeons office to see if they sent the referral to the nut yet. You my have to bug them a bit but its best to do your part and stay on top of it. I don't have CIGNA but I had similar requirements and I hassled everyone. LOL. but it got the job done especially in my case where my surgeon had just moved offices and was working with staff who had not worked with bariatric patients before. It was a learning lesson for them and I didn't want to be the "student" they dropped the ball on.

Funny topic. I keep having dreams of losing teeth. Not sure what that is all about. I see a dentist routinely and have overall good dental health. My friend did have some issues with her dental health after she had a gastric bypass but in her case she did NOT take care of herself properly after. She doesn't even take supplements. I would think since the sleeve doesn't change the absorption of food and with the aide of supplements, your dental health shouldn't suffer. Just continue to practice good dental hygiene and maintain regular cleanings/maintenance.

I did not have to take off anything. So far they only take clothing into consideration when checking for a weight loss. For example during my weigh ins if I am close to my previous weight, they will look at my clothes and make notes. Of course this is my office practice. Not sure of others.

I had a surgery date of Feb 11 (which I just realized is today ) but I was denied. I submitted my supporting documents that I needed and hoping that my appeal will meet the requirements and I will have a March date! I'm sending my prayers up for each of you and for me as well.