Approved within 5 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Thanks you BCBS!

OMG...please ignore all of the typos and grammatical errors in my last post. That was........bad.

Thank you so much! And I figured it out - She told me 15,000 because it's 5 per person and we have 3 on our plan. That's why I questioned it. Either way, when I was younger, I never imagined that these would be the things I'd get reeeeally excited about at 23. I don't care if there's only a few months of the year left, my lapband is getting paid for by insurance 100%! Woop Woop!

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Oh, and a lady by the name of Tammy probably thinks I'm crazy when I told her I loved her. LOL. (lady that works at BCBS IL)

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Hahaha trust me, I know how you feel. Not having to pay anything was a huge part of why I finally got my surgery! Also, I bet you made that Customer Advocate's day! I can't tell you how very rude and mean a lot of people can be and are when they call and speak to us. No words can describe how nice it is when you can not only tell someone something good, but also when you know you are making a difference in someone's life.

Well, I was very nice, but I may of yelled in her ear a bit! Haha. Oops. =P

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yay for you !!!!!! congrats !!! I have BCBS too, i had a bmi of 40, with 2 co -morbities (high BP and sleep apnea.. ) they approved me last Nov, , paid 100 %, so i was banded Dec 13th, 2011 weighing 225 lbs, wearing a size 18. tired all the time, hated the way i looked etc. Im down to 169 lbs (this am i hit 169.5 !!! Me !!!! i havent been 169 in 20 years !!!! ) I wear a size 14 , no more high BP or sleep apnea , and love the way i look. I hope your journey is as easy as mine has been. Good luck !!!

This gives me hope, seeing the dr for the first time Friday and I have Horizon BCBS (NJ) BMI of 53 so keeping fingers crossed.

I am new here (1st post) and will be going in for my 6th month appt next week, only to find out that bcbs took that requirement away? I did lose about 18lbs so I guess thats a good thing? I have *** so I need a referral to a bariatric surgeon from my PCP. I've seen a nutritionist already, in my 1-2 months. Is there anyone that might know the timeframe in which I can get in? My insurance will most likely change by November, so I was hoping to get everything done by then...Please

Advise!

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@Michele, any updates?!

@lilmickey, no one can say for sure for you. What is your BMI? In my experience and what I've heard, you shouldn't have a problem if you have a BMI of at least 35 with comorbids or 40 with no comorbids needed and your doctor/hospital is in network. The quickness will rely on your doctor's office. I'd talk to them about it and see if they can speed it up.

The H m o think made me LOL, by the way. Haha.

The H m o thing made me LOL, by the way. Haha.

The H m o thing made me LOL, by the way. Haha.

The H m o thing made me LOL, by the way. Haha.