angelbabybrandi

I called and got an appointment this month! They even said you dont have to go floroscopy to get the fill. They do it right in the office and you can even get a fill at your first visit if you need one. The only down side is you do have to pay a $500 program fee... however the nurse did explain to me that this fee also pays for lifetime membership in the support groups with the nutritionist and psychologists. So you can actually get advice from them without having to pay to go see them again. Thanks for letting us know he was accepting patients.

The only way you will have a chance of getting it approved at this point is to do another six month diet where your bmi remains above 35 and send them the new diet along with a weight from 2006 and 2007 showing your bmi above 35 and also your records showing your diabetes and treatment. It is best to send the appeal letter to the appeals department on the cigna letter and send it with a statement saying what they denied you for and how you are proving they are incorrect... such as ... I am writing to appeal the decision for lap band surgery... in your denial you stated that I did not meet the following guidelines..... I am enclosing records showing my bmi of ... for the past 24 months along with my medically supervised diet and any thing else they said you needed. Just remember that with Cigna your nutritional, psychological, recommendation letter, and surgeon evaluation are only good for 12 months so if any of these are older than that when you get ready to resubmit you will need to do them over again. Good Luck

Who does the fills at Dr. Weaver's office? at UT medical where Dr. Madan used to be before he moved? I know that Dr. Woodman did most of his until recently he know has a nurse practitioner that sees patients and does them also.:rolleyes2: