October 10, 201411 yr Popular Post I'm IN!! Heard from the Lindstroms today and Aetna approved me!! Kelly and Walter Lindstrom were absolutely incredible. My second level appeal was nothing that I would have ever come up with! So waiting for the surgeon to call me back, to get a date!! Thank you to all who have helped and encouraged me the past few months after my denials. I think I would have lost hope if it wasn't for many of you. I had a really tough year, and this is my light at the end of the tunnel. I cannot wait!!! Katie
October 10, 201411 yr THAT'S AWESOME!!!! I'm SO happy for you! Keep your fingers crossed for me. Sending my paperwork to Walter & Kelley on Monday!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! let us know your date! Edited October 10, 201411 yr by peteyrulz
October 10, 201411 yr Author The appeal was AMAZING that Walter wrote. Kelley was fantastic and I had a weigh in 2 weeks ago and Aetna was already reviewing my appeal, I faxed another weight loss to Kelley and she had it faxed to Aetna to make sure that was also reviewed. She called and emailed today. The paperwork says October 3rd, I had to email her. I'm sure they are super busy. So make sure u check in!! I don't regret them helping me at all! I would do it again and again. 100% I was very skeptical at first, but she's always answered my emails right back within hours. (I'm in pa, they as u know are in Ca) so 3 hour time difference I had to keep telling myself!! Thank You!! You better keep me posted!!! Fingers are crossed and I know they will get you approved too!!!
October 11, 201411 yr Woo hoo! Yippie!!!! You must be feeling freekin fantastic right now! So happy for you!
October 11, 201411 yr Author I am THRILLED!!!!! I'm still in shock, I can't believe I'm approved. I don't know if it has completely sunk in!! Haha! Yay!
October 14, 201411 yr Author Thank u so much!! It still hasn't sunk in- hopefully scheduling a date tomorrow!! Wooot! ????????
October 21, 201411 yr Author Help can you show me some of your appeal letter. I can show u the appeal letter that I sent that still resulted in a denial. I cannot send u the lindstrom appeal unfortunately. I paid very good money for that appeal letter, I hope u understand. If u were denied please call Walter and Kelley Lindstrom. They are incredible to work with. And they had mine overturned in just a few weeks. What appeal are u working on? What insurance do u have and where are u from?? That all makes a difference.
November 2, 201411 yr I'm happy for you. My Aetna Insurance states they don't cover bariatric surgery. :-( Even though I have all of the horrible things to go with being over weight. Mexico is calling me name...what can I do?
November 4, 201411 yr Author I'm happy for you. My Aetna Insurance states they don't cover bariatric surgery. :-( Even though I have all of the horrible things to go with being over weight. Mexico is calling me name...what can I do? Not a thing...Mexico here you come!!
November 5, 201411 yr I contacted lindstrom as well. I might as well see at they have to say. Even though my Insurance paperwork says they don't cover it....I'm a fighter so if they wore down Aetna for you maybe they can do the same for me. Fingers crossed.
I'm IN!!
Heard from the Lindstroms today and Aetna approved me!!
Kelly and Walter Lindstrom were absolutely incredible. My second level appeal was nothing that I would have ever come up with!
So waiting for the surgeon to call me back, to get a date!!
Thank you to all who have helped and encouraged me the past few months after my denials. I think I would have lost hope if it wasn't for many of you.
I had a really tough year, and this is my light at the end of the tunnel.
I cannot wait!!!
Katie