DebNH

I agree MacMcdame, send in their specific requests. As a matter of fact you can print out the clinical policy easily by going to their homepage website at Aetna.com Thats what I did, I simply cut & pasted it into a Word doc. and I'm bringing it to my PCP on Tuesday. With the specifics there shouldnt be any question what is expected. :biggrin: It's not playing hardball its just understanding the rules; their rules! Deb

Hi Moe!!! Wow I never expected someone to even know where Barnstead was. This is great :rolleyes2: I am thinking of using Portsmouth Hospital but am also considering some out-of-state options in order to push the process along. Its so nice to know that there are locals going through this process too!

Hello NH Lap-Banders!!! I am also from the Granite State and am looking at using the Portsmouth Hospital for surgery. I think our only other option is Parkland in Nashua or DHMC up in Hanover. At any rate, I unfortunitly missed the March info. seminar and will have to go to the June one...which only makes me wait longer. Ugh. Now that I've made the decision to be banded I want to get this party going! :rolleyes2:

Thanks so much for all the warm welcomes!!! :rolleyes2:

Paige, I agree with your decision. In the end you have got to trust in your doctor and feel confident and comfortable with the office staff. When I had gyn issues and needed surgery, I shopped around to find the right doctor that would not only listen to me but truly understand what I was going through. I'm a big believer in having a working relationship with your healthcare team! :rolleyes2: Deb

Oh shesh, AETNA, I have seriously had run-ins with this insurance company for years. They even denied my husbands claim when he had a heart attack while away on vacation! Now how can they deny that?! Of course we were "out of network" we were "out of country!" :cursing: What I did realize with Aetna and that experience was that if I called every day, got names of everyone I spoke with and stayed on them, they finally approved our hospital bills. It did take some tenacity though! I'm haven't submitted anything to Aetna yet for my Lap-Band, but I'm sure it will be a huuuuge run around. Hang on and remember why your going through this whole thing. It's a gift of life!

Hello, I have been "lurking" for a while now and finally decided to join in. :cool2: I am in the very early stages of the Lap-Band process. I have not met with a surgeon, but do have two thumbs up from my PCP. Need I say, I have tried every diet under the sun which has brought me to this considerable option; being banded. Oh I'd lose a few pounds (once even 20!) but then I'd fall back upon old bad habits and gain everything back PLUS MORE. :thumbdown: I have come to really like this site and enjoy reading all of your posts.. Thanks for having me! Deb

I have read that Dr. Gens is very good and am currently in the beginning process of this Lap-Band journey. I've done some estensive research on him and he currently appears to be the best in NH.