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Everything posted by whitwolf81
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Approved - Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield
I have an appointment on the 15 for initial consultation and I see the nutritionist to start my pre-op diet.
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Hello from WV
I got to see Doctor Kaplan on the 15th for my initial consultation. I also schedualed an appointment with Lindsey on the same day. The ball is rolling again because in the summer months I have to travel a lot with work.
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Approved - Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield
drtoliver, have you went to see the doctor yet? I haven't seen mine yet and they say that they are slower to get the paperwork.
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Hello from WV
I was wondering if you guys know how long it takes to here from Dr. Kaplans office once the paperwork is in?
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Hello from WV
I faxed the paperwork I received to Brenda this morning. I saw in an earlier post that Kaplan is out of the office for a while so it will be some time beofre my visit to his office.
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Hello from WV
I got my insurance letter last night saying that I was approved. I am going to call the clinic this morning and let them know.
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Approved - Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield
I got my letter also. I am going to call the doctors office this morning.
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Approved - Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield
Glad you got it approved. I haven't checked the mail today so maybe I got a letter:lol:
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Hello from WV
6 weeks ok till you got the letter. I guess they are behind and waiting till they get into the new building. The 2 week liquid diet sound worse than when I had to give up my caffine. I know for the first 3 days I did that I kept to myself in a corner at work and if someone came near me I growled at them.
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Hello from WV
i talked to the insurance on Thursday and they said it was pending. So I guess it is still in the air.
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Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield - Waiting
I am going through Dr. Kaplan out of Camdem Clark Memorial hospital. I have been waiting for 2 and a half weeks and I called and they said it was pending going over review. Go over to this section and check it out you can see other people in WV http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f69/
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Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield - Waiting
I know how you feel I am waiting for word from Mountain sate myself.
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Hello from WV
It was 2 weeks on the 6th since I seen Lindsey and still no word. Should I call the office or wait?
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Hello from WV
I just had my last visit with Lindsey today and now everything is going to go to the insurance. Lindsey told me that Blue Cross Federal are pretty quick about getting a response back to me. Has anyone gone through them before to give me a rough estimate on the time to get a reply? The good news is since I had my first visit with Jeanie back in December that I had lost 25 pounds. The bad news is that the weight loss has been getting smaller with each visit.
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Hello from WV
My insurance says I had to have 6 visits to Lindsey. The next one on the 8th is my 4th visit. Does anyone recommend a fitness center in the area? I been going to Mens Revolutions but I had a schedual change at work so I am looking for another. Any Ideas?
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Hello from WV
Thats good news, I have my 4th visit with Lindsey next week so it is almost time to have everything sent to the insurance for myself.
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Hello from WV
I just went and seen Dr. Kennel today for the phy exam for the banding. everything went good and he is sending the report to them.
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Hello from WV
I just got my first appointment schedualed with Lindsey for next week and the appointment for Doctor Kelley for the first of the month.
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Hello from WV
I have to do the 6 month with Lindsey and also have the physc evaluation set up. Brenda has been out of the office so it will be another week when I have those appointments set up.
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Hello from WV
I had my first official visit yesterday. We went over my history and set a goal weight for me to reach in two years. I have actually losted a few pounds since going to the doctor last time, but with the weather it is hard to keep up with my walks outside.
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Hello from WV
I have got my insurance straighten out so mu out of pocket expence will be around $600 wich I can manage. I am going in again for my first appointment with Jeannie on the 28th. Any advice on what I can exspect?
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Hello from WV
I changed my inssurance from standard over to the basic. I called camdem clark and they said the amount will change.
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Hello from WV
I talked to my insurance rep and they are trying to firgure out where the $5,000 is coming from I am going to talk to Jeaninie and Camdem Clark to get morei nformation after the holidays.
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Hello from WV
Hello I went to see Jeanne today. The news was not good, my insurance is federal blue cross and blue shield and my out of pocket cost would be $5,000
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Hello from WV
Hello Candem Clark called yesterday to get me preregisterd and a representive from my insurance was at work a little bit ago and I talked to her she told what to expect payment wise so I know a rough estimate on cost for me. When and where is the support groups held at? I know that is one of the things in the program, but I work odd hours where I work. Does anyone have any info on the fitness centers I should go to after surgery and how long do I wait?