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damn my medical group! they still havent done anything!!!! They still looking for a surgeon!

damm...my primary doctor is so oldschool! I dont even know if he know what lapband is! I made my medical group look for a sergeon!

Ok went to my doctor last thursday and he refer me to a surgeon. when i call to make an appointment the assistant told me that the sergeon is not in my medical group. They told me to wait mybe 2months coz they said they are trying to get on board with my med group. So hat i did was called anthem blue cross CA hmo and they told me that i need to talk to my medical group and find a sergeon who is in the network. If there isn't any they told me to tell them to look outside the network. I guess this is how it work if you only have an HMO insurance. I will call my med group monday and let them know. Blue Cross CA said that they will cover the surgery as long as my primarcy dr. gets me a sergeon and my med group cooperate with them.:thumbup:

Thanks Alot for the info. i will surely tell him about my coveraged. So after u got refered to a bariatric surgeon is he the one whos gonna guide u to the psyc and seminar and all those good stuff?

Hello everyone! i just have one more question. Im goin to my primarcy doctor tommorow and im gonna tell him about my decision to get banded. i just want to know what kind of doctor or surgeon should i tell him to refer me to. Is there a certain dr for this or is that the endocrinologist? My dr. is old so im just wondering he might now know what lapband is..lol

Does your primary doctor refer you to a surgeon?

Well said! thank you!

Do u really have to eat all of this? how long u need to follow this diet?

lisa6 how about the refill is it covered bye your insurance?

What process did u do for the last 6months before u got approve?

So i guess it will go away then. My insurance said they gonna pay 80% too.

More question for you guys....Have anyone of you have diabities, sleep apnea and high blood pressure before. Did getting the lap band made all of them go away?

@boskey60 is your insurance anthem blue cross off ca hmo?

Thank you for the info. You really nailed all my questions. Well i cant wait to see my dr. this monday and let him know about this.:sad:

just want to know if u guys still able to drink beer or any liqour?

Thank You!

thank you so much for this info @ tinaM. so i guess it will take me that long to get this surgery done. so how was the surgery? did it reallly hurt that bad? if you can kindly give me some ingo about it. Thank You

wow....i have anthem blue cross hmo. i guess there still alot of ?s to be ask to my primary doctor. All i know is they only take ppo insurance. Thats why its weird when i called this morning asking if my hmo is qualified. they said yes but need to talk to my doctors and my medical group.:smile:

wow. it take that long to get the job done. Well for the past 4months i've been eating healty. veggie, salmon and chicken breast. i walk 30mins a day on my threadmill. so i guess im getting there. lol! @LilMissDiva...how bad was the surgery? is it true u can go back to work the next day? Does this mean if i get a lapband i wont be able to drink liqour?

Hi, i just called my insurance and they said im cover if i want to get a lap band. He said talk to my primary doctor and go on from there. My question is to u guys is how long of a process and doctor visit and which doctors i need to see before getting approved? Do u need to wait 5-6months to prepare or can u just go on and get the surgery. How long did it take for some of u for operation and did it really hurt that much? From the scale of 1-5 pain meter. How long is the healing process? Im male 32 yrs old 345lbs and i just found out i have diabites. i did try to hit the gym for the last 2 years but only lost 10lbs the most. I've been big for 22 years and its time.

yes/no?!!!!!!!!!!

Does anybody with HMO insurance got approve on this surgery? Anthem said its not cover. Just wondering if any one has.....tnx