kblades40

hi, I am from michigan. I was approved by bc/bs 2 weeks ago and awaiting my surgery date. I am so afraid that after all the work I've done to get this far, that I am going to fail once I get the band. My will power when it comes to dieting is ZERO obviously, or I wouldnt be here! and I LOVE to eat. This thing better be made of steel. I am so ready to lose the weight, and have been on every diet known to mankind, but when I saw little to no results after a couple of weeks, I'd quit. I know your only supposed to loose a couple of pounds a week on a diet, but why is it that I can gain 10 over a weekend!!!!!!!!!!lol anyway, wish me luck cuz i'm gonna need it.:w00t:

hi, i'm from jackson, and I also have bc/bs. I am going to ypsilanti to the barix clinic. my doctor said thats the only place she would refer me to because thats all they do! I do know a girl who just had the band done at sparrow. she is doing great and is very happy with them though. blue cross sent me through lots and lots of hoops, but I was approved about 2 weeks ago. I am just waiting for a date. it took me about 6 months from start to my approval. no 6 month diet or anything like that, but my bmi is only 36 and I needed lots of testing to find something wrong with me so I could get approved. I am 5"9 and weigh 239, to me it may as well be 400lbs, but to alot of people its not enough for surgery. anyway, they found out that I had sleep apnea, so thats what got me in. best of luck to you.:w00t:

I have gone through all the testing and when the dr. finally submitted all the info, bcbs came back with a reply in 2 weeks. no questions asked. the hardest part now is waiting for the surgeon to find me a date. he's booked up for 2 months!!!!!

hi, after 5 months of various dr. appts. seminars, and an awful sleep apnea test, I was just approved. the insurance company only took 2 weeks. I thought for sure I would be rejected because I have a lower bmi. 35. I am 5'8 and weigh 240 but I have a huge family history of obeisity related issues. the only real health issue I had to keep me in the running for insurance approval was sleep apnea. (yeah) now I get to wait some more because my dr. is booked up until the middle of may.:scared2: now that I have my approval, I go back and forth between wanting to diet and get a head start on my weight loss, and wanting to eat until I cant eat anymore because I wont be able to do so after the surgery!!!! so far the diet is winning. (but its only been a week) just like every diet I've ever been on, I.m sure i'll give it up if I dont see immidiate results. cant wait to get this whole thing over with so I can wear cute clothes instead of coverup fat clothes.

I have been working toward my insurance approval with bc/bs anthem of michigan since october of this year!!! I have been to family doctors, psychiatrists, sleep centers, the barix surgeon, seminars, and nutritionist. now it has been 2 weeks since all my information was submitted. I have a lower bmi with no real health issues. lucky for me, I had moderate sleep apnea:} ( that was a fun night!) I called the insurance company yesterday, and they haven't even looked at my file yet. I just hope there's not just one skinny person holding my fate in their hands thinking, why dont you just quit eating and exercize!!!!!!! DENIED!!! I just HATE all the waiting.:tea:

I went for my evaluation and we talked for about 10 minutes. doc said he thinks I will be a good candidate for surgery, said he would write up a letter for the insurance, and then scheduled me to see him in a month!!! I didnt think I needed to see a shrink, but guess I was wrong!