Hey i am a newbie and i was wondering if there is anyone from Boise ID on here

Well I just got a call from the office. My insurance now wants me to complete 3 more months of diet management sessions. Argh! So disheartened. They stated that because I want one surgery (lap band removal revised to bypass) that I need more documentation. However, if I wanted 2 surgeries that would be approved. How does that make any sense? Dr korn has approved me for the two-in-one surgery. I was hoping to get this done this year since I've already met my deductible. But mainly, I just want to feel better. I have an allergic reaction after surgeries now (since pregnancy) and really just want one surgery. Sigh. I guess I just need to keep truckin since this is all out of my hands. Just really frustrating news.

Oh no!!!! My gosh how frustrating!!!! I'm so sorry!!!! You can totally still get it in this year though. I bet the month you have been waiting for approval could be counted as one of your supervised diet months. Insurance is so weird!!!! I got a call a little over a week ago from the office saying my insurance rejected mine because I needed to have a psych. eval.....but I had it almost 3 months ago now!!!! I don't know why they would even submit to my insurance without including that. They obviously knew my insurance would require it or they wouldn't have made me do it! I don't know if they have even resubmitted to the insurance yet or not. Is it horrible that I don't even care?!? I guess since I am not seeing some sort of doctor every couple weeks to satisfy the insurance requirements any more it's just not in the forefront of my mind. Good luck with the supervised diet!!!! I am planning to get back to the south beach diet after the weekend....of course, I say that almost every weekend!

That office had a really fantastic lady doing the insurance named Danielle for awhile. She was on top of everything and so incredibly helpful. Once she passed the torch the insurance process took forever. I was fortunate enough to have all my stuff processed through Danielle but I had a family member who dealt with the new insurance processor and she never remembered anything she told people and forgot to submit her paperwork twice! I feel for you guys! Good luck!

I just went back into the office for another appt. looks like Danielle is back in that position again....

@beuchems. Any update on a surgery date yet? I have one more appt with Bill then they will submit to insurance. Such a long process!

Hey there! Sorry for the delayed reply....I didnt see my notification until now!!! After a litttle back and forth with the insurance, I am finally schedule for surgery for October 8th. My last appointment with Bill was early May. I started researching and buying different protein shakes and need to go look at vitamins. I am also working to get my butt going on working out!!! How is the process going for everyone else?

@beuchems...good luck tomorrow!