Hi everyone! For those that have UHC, I was wondering how fast you were approved once your info was submitted? My packet is going to be submitted soon, so curious. Thanks!!

Well although my sleep theapy was denied. They said the numbers weren't severe enough for the sleep theapy so now it's just a waiting game. All my paperwork is in. I'm praying my dr nurse sends it all in soon and praying that they approve the surgery. Keep me in your prayers please:)

Good luck soniaj. I am also waiting for approval from UHC. Paperwork was submitted May 28th. On Friday May 30th I got a call from a UHC nurse wanting to know my surgery date so he could do a surgical admission consultation with me. I told him I didn't have a date and I hadn't been told I had been approved yet. He said oh, well I am on vacation next week, so I will call you back the following week. I am thinking that I did get approved, but the information hasn't reached my surgeon's office yet. I will give them until Wednesday, then I will call and see if they have heard. I sure hope I am approved. This waiting is the worst. I just want to move on to the next step.

I'm praying for you pelicanlady. It sounds promising!

I have UHC Choice Plus and they told me I will need the 6 month diet, psych eval, and of course it has to be through a Center of Excellence. Maybe once I get things going, they will tell me I don't need some things. Let's hope so because I am not so patient and I don't want to wait six months and pretend to "diet".

Kimmy32763 I also have UHC Choice plus and all I had to do was meet with a psych., and have a 5 year history of being obese. I didn't have a record of being obese 5 years in a row, so I sent them my records from 1993-1998 and 2011-2014. During the combined years I had 8 years that I was obese. I hope they accept that. I haven't heard whether I am approved or not yet. Good luck to you.

Edited June 3, 201412 yr by Pelicanlady