wjcollis

Hi, Has anyone had trouble getting approval by Aetna for the band surgery? I have a BMI of 46.8 and have a hurneatied disk in my lower back which I have received therapy for over 3month period on two different occassions. I have migraines. I have been overweight for more than 10+ years. Tried phen phen and lost 100 lbs. 2 years ago , but then they took it off the market and I had to quit it and over the years my weight came back plus 80 lbs more after having my second baby. Then the doctor tried me on phentermine alone and it did nothing. I need to lose the weight as I have a family history heary problems and high blood pressure. Wonder if this is enough info for them to consider me for coverage. I need to see a surgeon that would do the banding and have done some research on this. So I need to find out if Aetna will cover this surgery? So if anyone has anything that can help me that would be great! Thank you

Hi, Has anyone had trouble getting approval by Aetna for the band surgery? I have a BMI of 46.8 and have a hurneatied disk in my lower back which I have received therapy for over 3month period on two different occassions. I have migraines. I have been overweight for more than 10+ years. Tried phen phen and lost 100 lbs. 2 years ago , but then they took it off the market and I had to quit it and over the years my weight came back plus 80 lbs more after having my second baby. Then the doctor tried me on phentermine alone and it did nothing. I need to lose the weight as I have a family history heary problems and high blood pressure. Wonder if this is enough info for them to consider me for coverage. I need to see a surgeon that would do the banding and have done some research on this. So I need to find out if Aetna will cover this surgery? So if anyone has anything that can help me that would be great! Thank you