taweedeegirl

if I am borderline BMI and my nutritionist wants me to lose weight ..are they going to take the starting number or the number where I am after I lose weight.. it seems to be a catch if I lose too much weight I'll have a low BMI but if I'm not showing progress . that can count against me.. i'm thinking of losing weight the latter three months .. just to show progress

advantage of PPO .. I thought of switching , but I do not wanta pay more for ins. did they still require 6 months of Nut?

did u do the 6 month Nut? did gain or lose weight?

I had my doctors appointment today and the medical group is telling me that I need to do a sleep apnea test ?! I already have high blood pressure I am at 41.7 BMI and the only thing my insurance company requires is to have the six-month nutrition due to my BMI why is it that the medical group is asking me to do more then the insurance group?!

I do not have sleep apnea ... they already asked me a series of questions to see if I had any symptoms/if should be tested for it.. but then I figured..how would I know?! .. and if I did have it.. it would help me get approved.. I just know how this Ins. "game" works and I know I have to jump through hoops that don't even exist.. I'm working on going through this process and my irritation levels ... ????????????

u have to get tested for all of that .. woooow?! n I'm complaining bout one thing...

sounds as though she may be envious?!

THIS HELPED ME SOOOOO MUCH RIGHT NOW

wish me luck ????????????

45 mins?? for what. and 2 eval?? pleeez idk y they even bother making ppl jump through hoops.. smh

it was over in 15 mins.. ???????????? he said he approves me..???????? still need my first nutrition appt..Uuugh!!!

sugar turns to fat.. if u had surgery already I would assume the acids in soda R not good for your insides

I called my insurance company and the representative advised me that my medical group is the one who would have the final say so in regards of my surgery being approved or not and if it was denied that is in United healthcare would go over all the paperwork is this true? I was under the impression that all the paperwork would be done at my doctors office and then submitted to United healthcare(..just my logic)

I soooo agree!!! I'm glad I changed doctors.. I'm glad I made a formal complaint hopefully everything goes in my favor!!!

had my first PCP appt,the doctor was not friendly and told me that it's very hard to get approved ,and that all I need to do was start walking, that I do not need the surgery it's for people that are four hundred pounds and that she haven't seen anyone get approved. I switched doctors needless to say I'm 5'0 212 .. 209 now ( no walking..I stopped drinking soda)

@@taweedeegirl you need to weight 400 lbs ??? almost impossible to get approved ??? all you need to do is walk??? yeah right!!!! wouldn't be nice of me to say he is so stupid, mean and uninformed but - he is so stupid, mean and uninformed gotcha Ms. Smarty Pants glad you knew to switch doctors that is great that you have quit soda!!! how about upping your Water too continue reading alot watch U TUBE get lots of info have fun jumping through the hoops of insurance good luck kathy thank you... I was soo upset.. I just said a lil prayer while she talked.. I also put in a formal complaint about the doctor.. she was very rude n judgmental.. ( come to find out there have been other complaints about this doctor) what ppl need to understand is that it takes a lot for a person to admit they need help..and for a " professional" to belittle someone is totally wrong..

once I get approved ... everyone.. I'm not ashamed .. I need help!!!

I was thinking the same thing....like I'll show her..she mentioned the complications she had seen, but that was five years ago.. procedures have changed ... glad u are the good example like I plan to be

what happened with your appeal

I don't get what happened?? did u lose too much weight? I'm currently trying to gain weight to reach a BMI of 40 ..to make sure I qualify for a starting weight.. then lose the weight during the process by eating " better"

did u have your surgery already?!

what was your starting and ending BMI?

what status are you currently in with them ?

the totally "game play" is ridiculous

if I lose weight during the six-month period and fall below my BMI will my surgery be approved