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nazzy

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  1. wow i hope i get oct,thats month my birthday to,the 13th,i did the 6 months got letter jan thru june,insurance says i needed 1 more month,i payed 6 times.im seein g dr monday so think shes gonna fix it,i asked if i needed to come 1 more and my dr office said no,so ill know monday costged me 100 a month for dr diet seems like id be out over 900 when u include the lap band office visit,no way could i pay again,when wasnt my fault think shes gonna fix it,im hoping,if she doies my chart will be sent over,and hopefully oked by insurance,ive be so ujpset for 3 days now.i payed jan thru july 5 times ik payed,upset me
  2. god i hope im oct to,i posted today lap band dr called today told me they wanted my dr to send the charts of my 6 month diet i went jan thru june,i asked my dr if i needed to come july she said no i had my 6 months so aug i saw her,now lap b and says i neded 1 more month even tho i payed 6 months to see my dr,i feel i shouldnot have to start over ,i was so upset today when i went up to dr office tryin g to see what they was gonna do,no ones called back but i know she pulled my chart,so now ive got to wait see whata they say?hoping me
  3. wtgggggg,well i got the call today and they said they need the charts showing i went for the 6 months diet,ok so i went in jan and june she gave me the 6th month paper to turn itno dr,so i did,now 7 weeks later insureance says i needed to go 1 more month for the 6mi went jan thru june,ok payed each month ok,juy 1st i had appt i called and asked if i needed to come they said no so i went aug,now i think they is sayin g i had to go july to.i payed over 100 each month when i went since it wasnt covered.i called they is at lunch so im going up there,omng if i have to start over i couldnt afford it,bummed out still hoping i even have the letter stating i did 6 months they want charts,so not sure whats gonna happen,this better go right depressed in louisana
  4. anyone know how many fills on average people need?
  5. i have bcbs michigan ive been waiting over 6 weeks to be approved and still dont know when
  6. ive been waiting over 6 weeks to find out,i have bcbs michigan im in louisana,its awful waiting to find outits driving me nuts,ive eeven tryed calling to see no answer yet
  7. HI ALL.ANYWAY I GOT ALL MY PAPER STUFF DONE IN JULY,PYSCHO ELV DIETICIAN,DR DIET 6 MONTHS AND MY LAP BAND PLACE SENT IT ALL IN JULY 17,SHE TOLD ME COULD TAKE 2,3 MONTHS TO HEAR BACK,SO ANYWAY I CALLED BCBS MICHIGAN AROUND AUG 8 THE PERSON SAID MY STUFF GOT THERE JULY 20TH AND AUG 3 WAS IN REVIEW,SO DIDNT HEAR SO YESTERDAY I CALLED AGIN THEY TELL ME,IF I MEET THE CRITIA THEN IT WILL BE A YES,AND THAT MY DR WILL CALL ME WHEN THEY NO,8IM SO CONFUSED WHY THIS WOULD TAKE 3 MONTHS,HASN T BEEN SO FAR BUT ITS BEEN 6 WEEKS,SO I CALL MY LAP BAND DR AND HAVENT HEARD BACK EITHER FROM THEM SO IM SO BUMMED OUT WAITIN G TO FIND OUT.I DONT KNOW IF ITS YES OR NO IF ITS STILL IN MICHIGAN OR HERE LOUISANA.I KNOW MY BMI IS HIGH BERY HIGH AND I HAD DOUBLE KN EE REPLACEMTS LAST YR I HAVE JOINT DIASE,SO JUST DONT UNDER STAND WHY I CANT FIND OUT,I HAVE GREAT DR SAYS SHELL APPEAL IF ITS NO B UT IT SHOULD BE YES AND WISH I COULD FIND OUT YES OR NO?UPSET IN LOUISANNA:confused: IF ANY ONE ELSE HAS BCBS MICHIGAN IMN IN LOUISANA AND HUBBY HAS GENERAL MOTORS INS
  8. well i have bcbs michigan and all my stuff had to be mailed in they got it july 18 went to review aug 8 and i havent heard anymore i called to find that out ,my lp band dr says they is slow b cbs michian i live louisana have general motors im hoping.each dai i wish that phone would ring
  9. bcbs michigan she told me they is sklow was sent aug 17 they got 20 and it juts got to review the 8th so waiting and hoping, i live louisana
  10. wow what they do to ya.i know some times i call they dont seem to friendly.im still waiting to hear back
  11. wow thats sad id be mad,i called bcbs its been a moth anyway i found out my papers got there july 20 and went into review aug 8 so im waiting jope i know soon,gl
  12. gosh i hope i dont have to wait 3 months like she said sometimes it takes im bcbs michigan but im in louisana
  13. im waiting to i thought was gonna be a month to wait but the lap band dr told me is up to 3 months till i hear vback from insurance comp,bcbs michigan so that depressed me its been over 3 weeks now,so ill wait with ya jiust hoping they say yes,id be so sad if was no,keeping my fingers crossed,lmk if u hear ok ill wait with ya,id hate to have to wait 3 more moneths on a appeal
  14. hey all was upset yesterday called lap band office she sent papers out 3 weeks ago i guess i miss uderstood her she says bcbs michigan usually takes 3 months or less to get back to them if im approved or not,so depressed.i thought a month o well,i went reg dr yesterday and have lost 12 pds so thats good anyway,lmk anyone how long took them to hear,hope alls well:frown:
  15. i have bsbs michigan general motors im on wait im sure hoping they aprove me mine is 50 bmi plus i had double knee replacements last yr so im hoping they do me,gl
  16. sounds like a crazy doc.id be afraid to go back
  17. I have bcbs michigan had to be mailed in,its 17 days and im still waiting to hear she told me they mail it in.take usually 30 day gping nuts waiting
  18. that doesnt sound right at all by 5 weeks u should be on on solids?then liquid diet after fills for 2 days i heard,doesnt sound right what they is telling u
  19. wtg wish u the best,im still waiting to hear back from bcbs michigan thye said they is slow at answering,i cant wait
  20. so did u all sit up and sleep>what u mean u is bent over cant u sit up?
  21. how much is it a month?
  22. heres wishing you all a good nights sleep,can u sleep on ypur side at all>im hoping to sleep on m y stomach some time after i get my lap band zzzz good luck
  23. ill have to look for this at wallmart can u add strawberries to it?

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