I will be seeing my doctor tomorrow and paper work should be submitted for approval shortly there after. My question is how long should I expect it to take for approval or God forbid denial? Thanks for any info you can share. Getting anxious for this to finally become reality.

I have a Humana HMO Select and it took about a week for approval. Good Luck!

I have a Humana HMO Select and it took about a week for approval. Good Luck!

Hi Derby,

Thanks for responding to my post. I went to my surgeon today and I'm hoping to get approval by next Thursday. He gave me a date for December 23 or possibly the 21 if another patient does not get approval. I to am a teacher and would love to have my surgery done while on Christmas break. I will need to start my 2 week fast this coming Thursday to be able to have my surgery. I plan on calling Humana on Monday. I am so prepared for this to happen. I am thankful that Humana made me wait the 6 months. It gave me time to do my research and make a sound decision about having Lapband surgery. Do you have a date yet? I live in St Petersburg. Dr Huguet is my surgeon. I really like him and feel comfortable with him. He has a very compassionate way about him. Let me know where you are in your journey, Hope to hear from you soon.

Hi there,

I'm a teacher too...in Tampa. My surgeon is Dr. Jessee. She was wonderful. Humana has been great (and that is not something I would say lightly having dealt with them for years)! I had my surgery at Palms of Pasadena and they too were FANTASTIC! My surgery was outpatient and I took about a week to recover.

I hope you can get a date during the break...I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Good Luck,

Deb

Sorry...I forgot to add. I had my surgery June 30th. I'm done about 41 pounds (I'm a slow loser , but have lost over 37 inches).

Deb