Hi everyone.

I've only made on other post and that was my welcome post. I have Carefirst BCBS and live in MD/DC area, my starting BMI was 40.5 & I have sleep apnea. I got a call from the ins coordinator the day she was submitting to BCBS for approval that it's policy for folks getting the sleeve to have 50+ BMI. I was floored, but I told her to submit any way and asked if they would help me fight the battle. She assured me the office believed in lower BMI folks getting sleeved.

Initially it was denied, and they decided on a peer-to-peer review...well guess what? I was approved!

I was so ready to battle...collecting information -- and ready to write a thesis!

I've scheduled for 10/1 so that we can get our kids in their school routine and have my dad come and help my husband out with the kids while I'm recovering.

Still in shock!

O yeah -- we're going on a cruise 21 days post-op...One week to Bermuda -- I'm a travel agent and fall travel is so reasonable!

Thanks for reading and posting such great stories! I've learned alot from you all.

I didn't have anything documented either and I was fairly new to BCBS, so I didn't have my previous weight records. I literally started from scratch in Jan...they made all 6 nutrition appts for me, I used their psych person. They made it easy. My surgeon is over an hour from my home, so I've decided to do the labs locally and have them faxed to the office.

My insurance said 6 months of consecutive weight loss program. Lord knows I have done everything- many times but nothing documented for 6 months in a row. The program I'm in has requirements of its own such as NUT appts- psychological- labs- meet with a personal trainer for three sessions. I hope thats enough