wildflowergirl

Monday the 23rd in Charlottesville VA at 10:15. Pre-op weight 228.4 See you on the loosers bench ????

After four years fighting with the insurance company to get approval, my surgery is in the morning! Woooohooo ???? Anyone else having surgery 11-23-15?? Can't wait to be on the Loosers bench.

I don't know of a facebook group either (maybe you could start one)???? My surgery is scheduled for November 23rd in Charlottesville Virginia.

I'm a Preschool Teacher with 2 1/2 year olds and I am planing on taking 6 weeks just to be safe. If I decided to go back earlier it will be a bonus for my employer. My surgery is scheduled November 23rd and I'm scheduled to come back January 4th.

Surgery scheduled for November 23rd at Martha Jefferson Hospital with Dr. Stokes. Anybody else in the Charlottesville area?

Just got the call today APPROVED ???? Surgery November 23rd. Wooooohooooo!!!!!!!!????????????

just to update I have finished the 6 month supervised and all paper work for approval got submitted October 6, 2015 ???? so I'm Just waiting to hear from Aetna. Surgeons office said it's been taking about 15 buisness days. Everyone keep your fingers crossed for me!!!!

@@Inner Surfer Girl I was but I started this process almost four years ago and I did the supervised back then. Aetna says the 6 months supervised has to be within 2 years of submitting for approval. I was a little bummed but the six months have gone by fast.

Just a quick update. Aetna changed their policy as of November 2014 (No longer says you need a two year documented history) So I started my 6 month supervised WL with Doctor in April 2015 and will be done October 5th. The surgeons office will be submitting that first week of October (Woooohoooo I've spent these 6 months collecting copies of all my medical records and labs. I have a notebook full to include when everything is sent to Aetna. I have a copy of their policy and have been following it to the letter. (I even had to inform the surgeons office of some changes in the policy they didn't know about) So keep your fingers crossed that I get approved and with luck will have my surgery before the end of 2015!! Oh and I'm still smiling

Can you just do another month and then resubmit? I was denied when I tried before because I had no co-morbidities with a 35 BMI My Doctor would not do a peer to peer review. So now 3 years later my BMI is 40 and I have Co-morbidities so I started the process over in April (in the process of doing the 6 months supervised weight loss that insurance requires) I will be done October 5th and (fingers crossed) will get approved.

I have bulging disk between L5-S1 I am hoping to get approved for surgery October or November 2015. I have 100 pounds to loose and am hoping I'll have no back pain when I get to goal.

I will be finishing my 6 months supervised October 5th and if Insurance approves I will get sleeved end of October or first of November. I am in Palmyra Virginia and will have surgery at Martha Jefferson Hospital with Dr. Stokes. (fingers crossed)

Thanks for the reply I'm full days (8hours a day 5 days a week) I'm thinking 3 weeks would give me time to adjust.

How Much time did you take off work or are you planing to take off??? I have 3-5 year olds and am trying to decide how much time I'll need off. If all goes well I'll be having surgery around the end of October 2015. I'll have about four weeks saved up that I can take if I need it. Thoughts????

my insurance states that you can not have any net gain from the first weight. My doctors office said even .2 of a gain and insurance would not approve! I have Aetna insurance.