Well I just did my weekly call to BCBS Federal since I submitted all required paperwork on 10-31-11 and low and behold I was APPROVED on 11-12-11 and a letter was sent to my surgeon Dr. Nick Nicholson I guess I am just waiting on a surgey date and to complete pre-surgery testing! #fistpump

Super exciting! CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations!! Enjoy this time!

Thank you! Super excited and apprehensive at the same time, ready for the journey to begin.

Congrats! Congrats! Congrats!

Wahoo! That's super awesome!!!

Congrats! I was just approved last week and got my date for Dec 5..I am counting the seconds until then..Anxious and anxious!! Congrats!! I hope all goes well. :cornut:

Well I just did my weekly call to BCBS Federal since I submitted all required paperwork on 10-31-11 and low and behold I was APPROVED on 11-12-11 and a letter was sent to my surgeon Dr. Nick Nicholson I guess I am just waiting on a surgey date and to complete pre-surgery testing! #fistpump

Tenna, CONGRATS!!!!!! I have BCBS Federal, too and my last PCP appt is on Dec 9th. I'm praying that i get a fast and positive response just like you did!

I have a question, do you know if BCBS only looks at your starting BMI? Did you turn in a food journal with all the paperwork? I'm so nervous that i'm going to be denied or anything like that cuz my BMI when I started was exactly 40. Any information about the insurance process will help.

melissa

Congrats!!!

Thanks all of you I absolutely love (obsessed) wih this site @Melissa from what my patient advocate at my doctors office informed me that a BMI of 40 is required unless you have (2) comorbidities it could be as low as 35. Thankfully my BMI Is > than 40 w/2 comorbidities. Previous attempts showing weight loss within the last 24-months (I was in a medically supervised program for a year (2009) and my doc wrote a statement showing I had been on Adipex and had temporary success but BMI remained > 40. I also went recently through a 3-month medically supervised program and yes my doc submitted food journal that I had been keeping via iPhone app (Tap and Track), I loss 20 lbs in those 3-months. All paperwork was submitted on 10-18-11 on 10-27-11 they requested info from docs office in regard to if I smoked or not and all required paperwork was re-submitted on 10-31-11 and letter of approval sent to doc on 11-12-11. Patient advocate said that BCBS is becoming more strict in regard to weight loss prior to surgery. Wishing you a quick and smooth approval!

Congrats on your approval! My doctor submitted my paperwork on 11-8-11. I hope BCBS tells me some good news!

Woohoo! What great news, best of luck with your sugery date!

Congratulations I know you are excited and I am excited for you as well. I hope the best for you!!!

Well I have my Pre-op visit with the surgeon on 12-2-11 and that's when I choose a surgery date! I have been researching/debating about having wls surgery for several years now that the time has come and I have been approved I am FREAKING out. The doubt is creeping in is this the right thing to do? Should I try yet another diet and workout real hard? Blah, blah, blah! This too shall pass, I am sure I will get it together soon. Thanks to this site we all have one large support group