philly2dc
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3 years has passed since you registered at LapBandTalk! Happy 3rd Anniversary philly2dc!
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Hi philly2dc,
I just checked my blog, thank you for reading and responding.
I have BCBS ppo, and had to do the following;
pulmonary clearence
see a psychiatrist for clearence
see a nutritionist
have a BMI of 40+ OR 35+ with one or more comorbidities, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea.. for the past 5 years.
have a sleep study done
get a letter of need from my PCP (in my case, I used my OB/GYN as she is the only one I have seen consistantly over the years)
Some insurances also want documentation of previous weight loss attempts-I called weight watchers and was able to get my history, I joined (and failed) 15 times!! Also, I have records of joining (and failing) Jenny Craig and NutriSystem.
Let me know if you have any other questions, I will be happy to answer them if I am able.
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I am so ready to have my surgery, I am on my last weigh in with my doctor (per my insurance). I then have to go through all those other test and wait for approval I guess. I really wanted to have this surgery b 4 the new year so there will start a new me.
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WOW 17 pounds in two week, WOW
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I am just on my weight in stage per my insurance needs six months of weight controll (I guess). What all did you have to do the get approved?
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I can't beleive no one has had Lapband getting approved by MDIPA:confused2:
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did your doctor say you should have waited longer?
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I am a government employee and I have MDIPA and I wanted to know if anyone has MDIPA? I wanted to know how are they with approving the band surgery, or do they give you the run around?:tongue:
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What is the soonest anyone has gotten pregant AFTER having the band, and how did it go?:tongue:
