emily111

hmm i wish they didnt want both but they do lol meanys and yes i lost 60 pounds on WW I also gained it back but I did it at home and bought the WW material on ebay :biggrin:

I took my husbands insurance through his work just for the surgery. I will file in 2 weeks they made me do the 6 month thing. If I did not want the surgery I would have never took out the insurance because they charge an arm and leg :teeth_smile: But once I am approved it will be worth it!

this is exactly what I am worried about. I will have my 6th month apt for the supervised diet on monday. I am 24 so I dont have any history for the past 2 years at the doctor the only thing I have is when I lost like 20 pounds and my BMI was 36 I called bcbs and asked them could this get me denied and she was like of course you have to have the 2 year weight history. So now I am so scared. I was thinking of writing a letter also.

hmm well it never bothered me to tell ppl I dont go telling everyone but when I do tell someone they are so excited and want so many details it doesnt bother me at all I dont feel ashamed I tell them I much rather this than dieting and gaining the rest of my life until it kills me :party:

my patient advocate told me that some insurance requires that you count 30 days in between each apt. thank goodness they did not have that in mine. I would call the insurance company ask them about that and get them to mail you a copy of the requirements to get approved this is what I did. I am in my 6 month I will have my 6th appt. in a week. I am like you freaking out lol thinking what could go wrong.

you can call your surgeons office and ask them.. but what I had to do is get all the paper work and the letter from my doctor and bring it to the surgeons office. So make sure your PCP wrote the letter get the 6 month notes and have them ready to bring with you to see your surgeon :tongue2:

HI I have BCBS of MN I have done everything they asked. I did the 6 month diet with my last appointment being on the 16th of this month. I have a BMI of 43.. It started at 41 but I gained a few pounds because during this past 6 months my dad died and life has been very very hard. I was told not to loose any weight or I would be denied. Anyways So now its getting close to the day to file and I am sooo stressed. I am worried that I will be denied even though I did all I was supposed to do. So I want to hear from others that may have done all they were supposed to then were denied. Right now I am in the dark because my Doctor I am using is HORRIBLE and the people in his office do not help me at all!! I dont have many options though so I am sticking with them I just want this surgery over with. Anyways someone help calm me down please :wink2: I am thinking to sue the insurance for emotional distress they caused for this 6 month wait lol

eyespy.. Im sry that this happened to you also. Really its been so hard to keep going and the stress of all these apointments has been very hard. My dad was only 44 and it was sudden. I took and started a double 6 month diet one with the nutritionist at my bariatric center and one with my dr. because I did not want to be denied. I would really like to get a new doctor like some of yall mentioned but its time to file with my insurance in about 2 weeks. And this doctor I have to drive 1 1/2 hrs to get to the rest are around 4 hrs or more. I live in louisiana. I called a few other doctors but really they dont sound any better. lol just great right. My center is a 5 star bariactric center and blah blah blah.. I guess they just expect me to never ask any questions. I call and they hate to return my calls. My doctor is kinda rude.. lol I talked to some other who used my doctor on this site and they say thats just his personallity. So I dont know if they can just file get me approved and have me on my way I will be happy lol :thumbup:

I have bcbs of mn they said they cover Lap Band but I need the 6 month diet. So I am doing it with my reg. dr because she is in my town. My bariatric center is almost 2 hrs away so I am not using there nutritionist. So I am on my 4th month of the diet and my patient advocate is saying that my dr is not taking the notes right and I should drive to see the nutritionist also for 6 months. Even the nutritionist says thats ridiculous. So this is what I am getting to I am so worried that by only seeing my reg dr for the diet that I wont get approved. But I am doing what the insurance asked the 6 month diet. Does anyone have experience with bcbs of mn? I am so excited about this surgery and so worried they will deny me. I guess I just need to hear some experience from others with my insurance :cry_smile: Help ease my mind pls

I was told not to loose weight during my 6 month diet I am on my 5th month now and I actually gained 2 pounds I am being told by the center that this is not a problem its only a problem if you loose weight to put you below the 40 BMI. So I would not worry about it

hmm well this is the thing my policy ask for a medically supervised diet for 6 months.. Im doing that its the patient advocate who wants me to do the nutristionist also. I feel somehow its for the money. They like to take my money on the side when they can. My insurance company assures me that I just need 6 month medically supervised diet from 1 dr... SO are you seeing 2 different drs for your 6 month? sorry if I am confusing

HI Im 24 Im in my 4th month of my 6 month diet with bcbs of mn. So I am hoping to have my surgery in july. Im not nervous about the surgery only the approval and I think about it all the time. These months are passing sooooo slooooooow. Also because I didnt weigh enough to start I cant loose any weight on my 6 month diet or I wont be approved. Really these insurance companies are horrible!!

Hi I am also having my surgery at southwest.. but cunningham will do it. they wanted me to get the bypass also they dont seem to believe in the band... not sure why. But I am sticking with the band no matter the pressure :cry_smile: