Hello,

I am in the process of starting my journey. I have my first meeting with the surgeon on Sept. 26. I have Aetna POS I am really nervous that they are going to deny me. Can anyone who has gotten approved by aetna tell me in detail what they did?

You're good, Puddles! Wishing you much luck with your surgery. Shouldn't long now.

I have Aetna. I was denied due to a 3 pound weight gain. My problem is, I'm right at 35.1 BMI. I am not allowed to lose OR gain. I basically had to maintain. My denial is being reviewed. The Aetna medical director told my dr if I can lose ANYTHING within 4-6 weeks I would be reconsidered. That was 4 weeks ago. I lost the weight. I am on pins and needles waiting to hear back from them! My dr submitted the paperwork Thursday. I called Aetna Friday and I should know something Monday. I will be calling Aetna today (Monday) if I haven't heard from them. I'm so nervous I can't sleep!! ????????

@@Doggirl79 I was actually denied because of weight gain also. I was also told if I lost the weight they would approve me but i still got denied again. Hopefully this doesn't happen to you and you get a quick approval. In the end I did get approved but had to go through an external review. Keep us updated. Good Luck!!

I called today and I am approved! Yay!!! I don't have a surgery date as of yet. I need my pre op blood work and a couple other general tests. Will be calling tomorrow am to get that appointment. Aetna was pretty cooperative. It also helps that I bug them daily. Lol

I called today and I am approved! Yay!!! I don't have a surgery date as of yet. I need my pre op blood work and a couple other general tests. Will be calling tomorrow am to get that appointment. Aetna was pretty cooperative. It also helps that I bug them daily. Lol

Congrats

I called today and I am approved! Yay!!! I don't have a surgery date as of yet. I need my pre op blood work and a couple other general tests. Will be calling tomorrow am to get that appointment. Aetna was pretty cooperative. It also helps that I bug them daily. Lol

Congrats

Thank you!

On 10/3/2014 at 11:38 AM, nbw1220 said:

Just had my info submitted monday! I had to do everything mentioned as well. 3 month supervised diet, met with NUT, psych, etc and had a bunch of tests done. Found out I had sleep apnea during testing. It's a lot of appointments.. But the time flew by fast! I lost a total of 25 lbs with the diet and exercise. ..Now I'm just waiting lol. I think this is the worst part!

Can someone help me out