shelly0320

:wink2: - uhc thru Verizon is the bomb to work with - 2 weeks after my doctor sent in ppwk, I was approved.

Here in St Louis Missouri, getting banded at DePaul Hospital on 1-23-08 ----- so excited after months of getting the approval !!!

Wow - thanks chris- that would be great to see the letter- hey i see your in florisant? was your surgery at depaul? that is where mine will be if i can get it approved. my email address is lilmc0320@yahoo.com

my health ins switches to uhc in jan- will i have to wait some kind of waiting period before they approve me ? i was already denied once by cigna for no 6 mth diet, but i dont think with uhc there is a 6 mth rule.

HELP !!! My doctor is unsure of all that he needs to cover in the letter to my insurance company in order to get me approved. He says he is even willing to state that I did a 6mth program, even though I didn't!!!! :tt2::smile2:He is so sure this is exaclty what i need in order to get my health back. He isn't sure what is needed in writing to back up his statements, and wanted me to get some insight on this.

ANYONE OUT THERE THAT HAS CIGNA HMO??? THEY COVER THE PROCEDURE, BUT THE REQUIREMENT ARE TERRIBLY STRICT. I'M 5'5 250 POUNDS AND MORE THAN READY TO BEGIN A HEALTHY LIFESYTLE. THIS 6 MTH DIET PROGRAM IS WHAT HAS ME MOST CONCERNED !!!! GEEZ---I'VE BEEN DIETING ALL MY LIFE- WHY DO I HAVE TO DO THIS? IS THE 6MTH THING REALLY THAT IMPORTANT WITH CIGNA HMO..OR ARE THEY JUST TRYING TO DETOUR ME FROM CONSIDERING THE PROCEDURE THAT MY PRIMARY DOCTOR SAYS IS NECESSARY?????