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I'm waiting for a call from the Dr. office with the date, but he said first week of February. YEA

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I am being banded on 02/07/10, after 6 months of a medical diet. psych eval, nutritionist eval. I am very excited. My bmi is 53.1 and I am on a liquid diet only starting 01/10/11.

Ruthie

Hi All,

I have a surgery date of 2/11/11. I have a BMI of 35.9 with several comorbidities. I am hoping to hear soon that I have been approved. I have been medically cleared by everyone except the Pope, himself.

Is there anyone out there who is scheduled for February?

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I'm waiting for my insurance approval and date! I've jumped through all sorts of hoops and my Dr thinks I'll have no issues getting approved, so now it's just waiting.

I am expecting a date towards the end of February.

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Hi Everyone! I was originally supposed to be a January bandster but apparently I'm not done jumping through insurance hoops yet! I've finished my 6 month nutrition classes needed for insurance, my psych eval and my sleep study. Now I just need my PCP to write my medical clearance...which they are dragging their feet on...then everything can be submitted to insurance. Fingers crossed I'll be getting banded in February!!

Good Luck to everyone!! :D

Did you have to have a sleep study done to see if you have sleep apnea?

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Hi All,

I have a surgery date of 2/11/11. I have a BMI of 35.9 with several comorbidities. I am hoping to hear soon that I have been approved. I have been medically cleared by everyone except the Pope, himself.

Is there anyone out there who is scheduled for February?

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Nally

I have submitted to my insurance. I am waiting for a response. I have a BMI of 35.9 and I dont have co morbitities. I have asthma,high cholesterol , MVP, a family history of heart disease. I dont have diabetes hypertension and such. I am 70lbs overwight and would love to see myself approved before I have those comorbitites. I findd it interesting that insurance co. want co morbitities ...why not pre co morbitites. Isnt it easier and cheeper to care for someone with just weight loss and not the co morbitities. Anyway...we shall see...I am not sure what I will do if they refuse.

Good luck to all ...Healthy 2011 :D

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Did you have to have a sleep study done to see if you have sleep apnea?

Yes but since I had already done one in April before I started this whole process they were able to just use that one. I do have severe sleep apnea so that should help me...that sounds weird...in the approval process.

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Nally

I have submitted to my insurance. I am waiting for a response. I have a BMI of 35.9 and I dont have co morbitities. I have asthma,high cholesterol , MVP, a family history of heart disease. I dont have diabetes hypertension and such. I am 70lbs overwight and would love to see myself approved before I have those comorbitites. I findd it interesting that insurance co. want co morbitities ...why not pre co morbitites. Isnt it easier and cheeper to care for someone with just weight loss and not the co morbitities. Anyway...we shall see...I am not sure what I will do if they refuse.

Good luck to all ...Healthy 2011 :D

Hi Kim...yes it makes no sense that you have to already have all these medical conditions before insurance would cover a life changing operation. I agree you would think they would want to prevent those conditions before they start!! Good luck with your approval...I'll keep my fingers crossed :)

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Hey I'm just waiting on approval so hopefully I will be banded in Feb, If not it will be early March

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Hi Febbandsters,

I just spoke to the insurance coordinator at the surgeon's office and I'm still waiting for her to submit. She assure me that I will be approved but I'm still nervous. She said we had to keep our 2/11 surgery date (we were hoping to push forward) which is fine with me. I am anxious but I know one month is not very long to wait. Besides I won't have to rush to get myself ready with pre-op diet, etc.

She promised she would call me when she gets the approval so I won't have to worry anymore.

I hope we all have an easy time gettting approved.

Hey I'm just waiting on approval so hopefully I will be banded in Feb, If not it will be early March

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mokey,

Yes, I had the sleep study done last month and I have severe apnea. I have the cpap now and I hate it! :(

P

I hate the cpap too. Hopefully losing weight means no more cpap!! :)

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Yes but since I had already done one in April before I started this whole process they were able to just use that one. I do have severe sleep apnea so that should help me...that sounds weird...in the approval process.

That does sound kinda weird..lol but that should help you! That was one of the things they said that would help if your BMI wasn't above 40. I was supposed to get a sleep study done more than a year ago and stupid me never went..but I'm sure I have it from what other people say who have slept in the same room with me...lol

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

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That does sound kinda weird..lol but that should help you! That was one of the things they said that would help if your BMI wasn't above 40. I was supposed to get a sleep study done more than a year ago and stupid me never went..but I'm sure I have it from what other people say who have slept in the same room with me...lol

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

Thank you!! LoL that's why I originally went and did the sleep study...people complained about my snoring haha. Good luck with your Medical Clearance appt tomorrow. I have mine on the 13th with my PCP. They are making me do all my pre-op testing before they will write my clearance letter...I seem to be the only one who has had to do this though and my surgeon's office didn't get it either. I'll be interested to see what yours is like!

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