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SKCulpepper- I pushed it hard because my surgeon was only doing surgery one day in December because of the holidays and all of my deductables were met. So I submitted on 12-3 called and found out I needed the 5 year history and diet history on 12-6, submitted both items to them on 12-7. On Monday 12-10 I kept bugging them (my surgery was scheduled for the next day) and I was just about to scrap it and wait till January and I got approval that afternoon. I found out who my claim manager was for this rather then just calling the 800 number and talking to who ever answers. They helped me quite a bit since I had a surgical date. good luck- Ray

SpecialK- Sounds like your documentation is great! All you need is just something from a Dr's office showing your weight once for each of the past 5 years (2003-2007). One of mine was just going for a flu shot, they're just looking for proof that you didn't just become overweight that you have been struggling for 5 years or more. As for your nutrionist visit, yes that should count because that is the same as what I did. I think it is important to use someone like that who works with your Dr. because a lot of this has to do with how reports are written. As I said before I met with the nutrionist in October a few days after my initial consult and then again in November and then again December and had my surgery 12-11. Good Luck!

I was banded on the 11th and could barely get anything down for the first 3 days and felt bloated and full. Today I feel great, gas pains are gone, bloating is pretty much gone, but now I'm getting hungry. It's going to be a tough 10 additional days... I can't wait to go back to work on Monday, hopefully being busy will help keep my mind off of food. Good Luck December 07 Banders!

I too was banded yesterday (12-11) I have been drinking water and apple juice so far today. I am going to try a protein drink tomorrow and see if I can get that down. It has been taking forever for me to get a glass down today, but have managed to drink 32 oz of water and 6 oz of juice. The only pain I have seems to be from the surgical gas that I feel in my left collarbone area. Good Luck!

I started the "intensive" supervised weight loss program after my initial consultation in October. I met with the nutritionalist in October, November and December 1st. Had already done my labs and psych eval and had a 7 year history of sleep apnea. My doctor turned everything into Aetna on 12-3 after my last nutrition appt and Aetna came back for the 5 year weight history and list of diets tried on 12-5, which I was able to provide to them 12-6. They approved me 12-10 and I had the surgery 12-11 (yesterday). good luck to you all!