Good evening all!

I'm Tasha, 25 yr old woman from Louisiana and Im SUPER excited because My insurance (Anthem Blue Cross) just approves me on Friday, June 10,2011 and my surgery is officially scheduled for Wednesday, July 13,2011!! I'm super excited and this forum has given me freat insight! I have an amazing support system through parents and my husband soooooo happy!!

Good evening all!

I'm Tasha, 25 yr old woman from Louisiana and Im SUPER excited because My insurance (Anthem Blue Cross) just approves me on Friday, June 10,2011 and my surgery is officially scheduled for Wednesday, July 13,2011!! I'm super excited and this forum has given me freat insight! I have an amazing support system through parents and my husband soooooo happy!!

Welcome Tasha and good luck on your journey...you won't regret it...I was banded 5 yrs ago and would do it again in a NY minute... Keep us up on how you do.

later, Joanie

Hi Tasha! It's good to see another Louisianian on here (I'm in Metairie)...I'm 6 months post op and it is absolutely the best thing I have ever done for myself!

Good luck to you!!

Hello CurlyDiva,

I just started my journey on June 7th. I have BCBS Anthem too...I just saw the Nutrionist on June 11 and will see Psych June 15 and 22 and will have the Cardio/Pulmonary, Labs and Radiology all on June 17th. Once all of this is done they will submit to BCBS Anthem.

How long did it take for them to approve after all your results?

Thanks for any advice you can offer.

Char~

Thank you all sooo much! I'm more of an excited type of nervous now, but you all make it so much easier!

@Char once the doctors office submitted everything, it took them exactly one week to approve me! The great thin about is inwas actually 5 pounds away from the needed BMI, and my case worker with anthem BCBS called the doctors office and was like "Are you SURE there isn't anything else you want to submit to us? So she called me back to have me "re-weigh" and badda bing badda boom, I had magically "gained" 5 extra lbs lol! So I was approved 2 days later

Hi Tasha, I am also from Shreveport, and I am having lap band on July 11th. Who is your Dr? My doctor is George Merriman. I am super excited and a little nervous.

My husband had lap band in November 23, 2010. Dr. Merriman also did his surgery.He has lost 95 lbs since then. He has completly changed as well as his taste for food,energy level and is no longer obsessed with food and eating. I hope, I get the same results.

Good luck to you ...keep me posted on your progess.

Tracy

Good evening all!

I'm Tasha, 25 yr old woman from Louisiana and Im SUPER excited because My insurance (Anthem Blue Cross) just approves me on Friday, June 10,2011 and my surgery is officially scheduled for Wednesday, July 13,2011!! I'm super excited and this forum has given me freat insight! I have an amazing support system through parents and my husband soooooo happy!!

COOL! WELCOME!!!!

Have you guys been to Fangtasia?

@DixieChick My doctor is Dr. James Barnes at the Minimally Invasive Surgery Center of Christus Schumpert, from what I hear, he's amazing!!!!

Good luck to u!!

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