Joymarie333

I called Aetna this morning and it was still pending. I called this afternoon and it was signed by the medical director as approved but hasn't been finalized yet. Whatever that means! Sounds like good news to me so I hope I hear from my doctors office tomorrow. I left them a voice mail. I am scared to be excited right now.

I'm truly happy for u! Keep me posted

I called Aetna today and they said I was denied because I didn't show prof of my 3 month weight lose program with Nut but I did and I called the surgeons office and they said don't worry and they will do a peer to peer. Do u know how long it will take for a peer to peer ?

The feeling of hearing the denial word is heartbreaking

Aetna said they denied me because I didn't have paperwork proving that I did a three month weight loss program but I did i'm waiting for west medical to do a peer to peer does anyone know how long that takes?

Please let me know how it goes. Let me know the date u get ????

I only plan on taking two weeks off from work do you think I will need more time? How long did you take off of work

I called Aetna and they said mine was pending too they told me that the date they put on my paperwork was for August 4 but I don't know if that's an actual date that I can have surgery on because I know I have to do a 2 week liquid diet? Also when I called the insurance company they told me that West medical submitted my application to them on a Friday but they had to cancel that application because they put outpatient procedure and they said they resubmitted it on the 14th to inpatient procedure so I guess they just made a mistake. It's been a total of 5 days! How many days have you been waiting?

Hey, just checking on you. I'm still sending good thoughts your way for a speedy approval!

Thanks for checking up ! It's funny how people so close to you forgets about your feelings and doesn't ever check up. This website has encourage me a whole lot really glad you're here to go through the process with me! How are you feeling? Are you still feeling nauseated? Please excuse the grammar talk I'm talk texting.

Any word joymarie? I called Aetna twice today and it's still pending. Ugh.

. I called Aetna today they said that my application was still pending but it was on the commissioners desk and I guess he's the very last one that signs off on it so they said I should have an answer within 24 hours I'm just praying for a approval tomorrow because only God knows how I feel in this body for many years! I never thought it would get to this point but life happens and sometimes you just get to a point where you need help! Feeling overwhelmed and depressed but I know better days are to come!!!

Approved today!

congratulations to your new journey, i hope everything goes well. My prayers go out to u!!!! So what's the next step? What is the very next thing u have to do?

I have Aetna only lost 11lbs in my three month process. They approved me in 1 week. I used the nicholson clinic in dallas tx. They made sure I did everything right and had all my paper work. Surgery is Monday 7-27-15 my 34 birthday.

congratulations I send blessings your way, keep me posted on the process

I'm also hoping to get an answer from Aetna tomorrow after going back and forth with them last week. Good luck to you @@Joymarie333 and @@LaLaLucy! Wishing you the best with your upcoming surgery @@xrayyoung22!

. What did you have to go back and forth about with Aetna, what did they try to say

I called Aetna and they said mine was pending too they told me that the date they put on my paperwork was for August 4 but I don't know if that's an actual date that I can have surgery on because I know I have to do a 2 week liquid diet? Also when I called the insurance company they told me that West medical submitted my application to them on a Friday but they had to cancel that application because they put outpatient procedure and they said they resubmitted it on the 14th to inpatient procedure so I guess they just made a mistake. It's been a total of 5 days! How many days have you been waiting?

I waiting for approval, I'm preying for a August date

I know I'm a man, but happen to have quite a bit of training on this one - I was practically raised in an IVF clinic, abused my needs-based scholarship in college to take graduate medical coursework for free, and am a research obsessed data nut. That said, it depends...

According to the literature, there does not appear to be any reason to believe your surgery will negatively impact your ability to become pregnant, it will just mean extra care will have to be taken during pregnancy to make sure you're eating sufficient amounts of all the right things, even when you're nauseous and it's 10pm and you've only had 300 calories so far

Women who are classified as obese generally do have a harder time becoming pregnant, particularly if their BMI is above 40 - so it's possible that the weight loss will help your body reduce it's excess estrogenic production (yay fat cells, they make estrogens, lots and lots of them!) and regulate/stabilize your cycle/fertility. There are a number of cases of women experiencing regular 'spotting' and thinking their cycle is A-OK when in reality they're just spotting and not even ovulating and/or ovulating erratically. It's worth noting though that women are most fertile just a smidgeon overweight. All in all, the weight loss should help your fertility UNLESS:

Something else entirely is going on. If you've tried for a few years with no success, I recommend seeing your OB and/or a fertility specialist. It's possible you have something else altogether going on that will continue to plague you and prevent successful pregnancy. Maybe it's something that's easily fixed laparoscopically (a blocked tube), something that can be fixed in-office (an issue with a blocked os, I once worked with a pathologist and help him dissect a woman's uterus [which had been removed due to excruciating periods] only to find that the cervix had no os whatsoever - no wonder she was in pain), it could be a hormonal imbalance of some sort, or it could be something bigger requiring IVF. I figure it's better to know sooner than later, but that's entirely up to you.

You also could just have historically had bad timing. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Taking Charge of Your Fertility as an entry-level, yet sophisticated and thorough look at all of this, and explains the science clearly how to get your timing down. Mrs. Smye and I, having read this resource and each bringing our own backgrounds to the table, were able to determine her fertility, get pregnant first try each time, and time out our children's births closely enough to have them land during the beginning of summer break to maximize my paternity leave with summer. We know we're incredibly lucky to have managed this, even with all of the resources we brought to bear, but couldn't have managed it without the book.

Sorry for the novel, I hope this is helpful!

thank you so much to take time out to explain all of this to me I really do appreciate it. I'm more concerned about my health as I just want to live a healthy life but I do want a family so I'm really going to check into all of this you gave a clear understanding. Hopefully I have two beautiful kids one day! God bless you and I hope all is well

I prey you get your miracle baby????????

I am 27 years old and I have never been pregnant, I have tried over the years but no luck. I am waiting on approval for VSG right now. I'm not in a hurry to have kids. When I get down to a normal weight, do you think there's a good chance I could be a mother one day?

I'm not to sure but I hope you feel better!

I am also waiting for approval from Aetna. Everything was submitted this week. I hope I get good news soon! Good luck to you!

have you received any word

It's been 3 business days, I'm still waiting feel stressed

I just submitted my paperwork for approval on 7/9 and waiting anxiously for approval. I had 4 visits with my surgeon, 1 nutrition eval, and 1 psych eval along with other tests and labs. Did anybody else get approved with 4 surgeon visits and 1 nutrition eval? I'm starting to get worried because I see most people had 3 visits with nutritionist.

I had 4 Nut Visits but don't worry, they might have put it down for u. Is the office your with well known?

I got a total of 4 because the first visit was not considered one because it was my first appointment

Did you have a pcp letter of recommendation? I have Aetna Ppo and I do not have a letter.

Thursday July 16th

. Yay, I'm so excited for you. Please keep me posted on your journey. Godbless????????????

This is me at my heaviest and last weekend.

I'm 5'7

Before 290+ pounds (Size 24)

Now 175 pounds (Size 10/12)

You look amazing! ????????????????????????

Ok, so when is your surgery date @@khaled

Did you have a pcp letter of recommendation? I have Aetna Ppo and I do not have a letter.

Thank you so much! That makes me feel better. I called the insurance today just to check the status but I'm trying not to bug them! I don't want them to get annoyed with me. ????