I live in NC. I have spent the last six months doing everything that I was told my insurance company required for my surgery to be approved. I have spent countless hours online researching the Vertical Sleeve surgery and reading everything I can concerning it as well.

I have never really posted before as I'm kind of a reader and not a poster. Anyway, now my insurance company is saying that they want me to attend two support group meetings before I can get approved. So my questions are:

1. Has anyone ever had this happen before and

2. Does anyone know where I can go to a support group meeting at? I live in Goldsboro, NC.

Thanks so much!

I don't know if it was the doctors requirement or the insurance requirment but i had to attend 2 support group meeting prior to surgery. The Hospital I had surgery in host the support group meetings once a month.

So are you in NC?

I would call the doctors office. Mine has a support group once a month. That sucks that they through that at you now, you could have it dine by now.

I know, I received a list of requirements and I did everything they asked. It seems as if they would have told me this six months ago.

Now I have to find a support group meeting.

Does anyone know if these online forums count as support groups?

name='jt1826' timestamp='1354503483' post='583074'] insurance company saying that they want me to attend two support group meetings before I can get approved. So my questions are:

1. Has anyone ever had this happen before and

2. Does anyone know where I can go to a support group meeting at? I live in Goldsboro, NC.[/b]

jt1826

my surgeons office told me that my insurance requires me to attend 3 support sessions before WLS can be approved

they gave me a list of times, locations in my area for support groups. i was then given a "card" that the "leader" had to date and sign when i went to the meeting as proof

i found the meetings interesting, and now i go about once a month

meeting with people going through WLS, or have already had the surgery - good to talk to our sleeve community

speak w/your doctors office - hopefully they can help you out with dates, locations

going to a support group is painless, its just like talking here

hope ins goes without a hitch

take care

good luck

Thanks for the info I will get back in touch with them, I just wish I knew this six months ago