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Any Az sleevers?

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By mizzchrisv, in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums

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CCRNonherway    78

CCRNonherway
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Just wondering if any of the Arizona Sleevers have Cigna ? If so have long did it take to get approved. I am hoping that I will be able to get my surgery before Thanksgiving but would prefer closer to Veterans day. Any suggestions on how I can speed up the progress!

I have Cigna. They were very quick to reject and approve. Submitted on a Monday and knew by Friday.

The biggest thing with them was to make sure to meet all the requirements. If you can do that, you should be good to go!

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azjanie    43

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I have Cigna. They were very quick to reject and approve. Submitted on a Monday and knew by Friday. The biggest thing with them was to make sure to meet all the requirements. If you can do that' date=' you should be good to go![/quote']

Hopefully the insurance coordinator will make show all my ducks are in a row before she submits it.

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azjanie    43

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Hopefully the insurance coordinator will make show all my ducks are in a row before she submits it.
sure not show. I hate auto correct

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mtnhomeeee    27

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I have my cardio appt this Friday morning just an EKG nless they see something else and then my labs.......after that just need y PCP to send of the consult with the surgeon!!! I AM SO STOKED!!!!!

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Susysleever    265

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I'm going to TJ as I dont think ahcccs will pay for it. I'm waiting for ssdi and medicare probably won't pay for it either..in Mesa btw.

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azjanie    43

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Just wondering if any Arizona Sleevers used st Luke's? It,looks like I will have to change dr.s and hospitals because banner gateway is not a Cigna Center of excellence. Any comments would be helpful

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mtnhomeeee    27

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That's who I will be going to in Tempe once the V.A. gets my cardio done on the 20th....all my labs are great, psyc is done did my 8 week wl classes lost 36 lbs just waiting on cardio and then meet with the surgeon and set the date!!!

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azjanie    43

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Good luck!

WHo did your surgery? Because of insurance I am having to change to St. Lukes and was wondering how your whole experience was/

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Janett    87

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WHo did your surgery? Because of insurance I am having to change to St. Lukes and was wondering how your whole experience was/

I have to admit at the beginning, I was scared to go to St. Luke's :( but I had an amazing experience everyone was super nice and I had no complications... I still go to the monthly seminars which are super helpful :) my surgeon was Dr. Juarez .. I would do this all over in a heart beat :) I talk to 2 other girls that also had surgery there around the same time let me know if you want to talk to us :)

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azjanie    43

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I have to admit at the beginning, I was scared to go to St. Luke's :( but I had an amazing experience everyone was super nice and I had no complications... I still go to the monthly seminars which are super helpful :) my surgeon was Dr. Juarez .. I would do this all over in a heart beat :) I talk to 2 other girls that also had surgery there around the same time let me know if you want to talk to us :)

I am also going to use Dr. Juarez, paperwork was submitted yesterday, Hopefully I will be approved this time. It has been really stressful having to change surgeons and centers at the last minute just to please Cigna.

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Janett    87

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I am also going to use Dr. Juarez, paperwork was submitted yesterday, Hopefully I will be approved this time. It has been really stressful having to change surgeons and centers at the last minute just to please Cigna.

Dr. Juarez is great :) you will love your sleeve :)

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azjanie    43

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It is so hard waiting for the insurance approval. I am scared that they will find some reason to deny me again:(

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Janett    87

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It is so hard waiting for the insurance approval. I am scared that they will find some reason to deny me again:(

I hope you get approved! I got denied once :( but they finds ways to get you approve if that's the case :)

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azjanie    43

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Thank you. The only thing I am really worried about is the fact that I was told that my company's Cigna plan states that it does not require a 3 month supervised diet but everyone that I have talked to said that they were required to do one.

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Susysleever    265

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Hi. Has anyone heard of mercycares approval rate or if it takes six months of physician supervised wls consults. I have been waiting two years for my ssdi. Still havent been approve. So I'm so frustrated waiting that I just want to go to mexico and be done.

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