andrea1

hi andrea....so nice to see your post....my husband, mike, just saw dr. fang on july 8th and we were so pleased w him...he said that mike eas a great candidate for lap-band surgery and we were very enthused leaving his office....outside the office when we mentioned the need to get prior authorization w my bcbs in new mexico, they gave us the phoenix bcbs requirements which in clides an additional 6 months of dr. regulated diet....so, when we got back, we went to see our bcbs and that advisor said the only major stipulation was a bmi of forty and perhaps some medical pape work...plus she gave us numbers for phoenix to calll....i emailed sabrina w thr bridges insurance and i just now got an email yesterday giving the whole phoenix bcbs list....i daon't want to offend anyone in the phoenix office as they never return calls and i just heard from sabrina...what was your experience w the insurance requiements and any other advice you may have for us.....thanks so much for any help.....beth