Battlekat1970

Howdy from Haltom City, Texas!!!!! I love it!!! I love to see all of these strong, proud Texans that have made or are going to make the Band Leap!!! I am 5 days Post-Op Surgery date August 20, 2009, Dr. Victor Gonzalez, Plano, Tx. Ok stats-----> Starting weight: 230 Pre-Op : 222 5 days Post-Op: 215 Goal Weight : 140 I can't wait to get my first fill. I am starving. And I have no will power just nausea!!!hahaha Hey I have a couple of questions? How do I get my photo to show ...like when I post comments...and I can't upload any of my surgery day and after photos... some security issue? If anyone can help me I would appreciate it. Well anyway... I LOVE MY TEXANS!!!! STAY STRONG!!! LET'S BE HEALTHY TOGETHER!!!! THE BATTLEKAT

Ya'll I just don't know what to do with myself.... I called Aetna today to get status on my approval......HOLY CRAP!!!!! I WAS APPROVED YESTERDAY!!!!! This whole process has taken a long time but the approval was quite fast Submitted a week and a half ago.... pretty quick....good luck everyone I will keep you posted.... Froggie... keep your head up... have ya'll heard anything yet?

Ok we are all in the same Aetna boat.... row! row! row! Fortunately Aetna has been very, very pleasant to deal with. The surgery center where I am having it done.... they are the one's dropping the ball. Strike one... they did not let me know that the original surgeon that I had chosen was not in network for my Aetna plan. Easy fix... picked another doctor. Strike two... one of the techs at the center did not take an accurate height measurement.. what? yes that is what happened. My PCP had me at 5'5" and TLC had me at 5'7". Aetna froze my file until we could re-weigh and re-measure. yup 5'5"... correction letter signed off by doctor. Then the insurance chick waited 4 days to submit... which killed an additional week that Aetna could have been reviewing my file. First visit with TLC - March 9, 2009 Last visit in 90 day requirement - July 8, 2009 File submitted to Aetna - July 30, 2009 My last call to check status - August 6,2009 ( not approved yet) When I spoke to TLC and asked them how long it usually takes ... they told me that Aetna has up to 30 days to make a decision but they usually receive and answer within 2 weeks... so I hope sometime next week. I hope we all get approved soon....good luck and if anyone needs to rant or vent... I am here just send me a message. Everyone stay cool.... we will get there :scared2: