I was stating with my surgon because I loved him, and his offices staff, what I agreed to a normal tweaking of the port became a full blown operation of taking the entire band out, sending me home to heal and come back and do another surgery

but They submitted for a sleeve, wait for it, wait, my BMI was 26 so CIGNA basically laughed. Since then (sept 19) I have climed up in weight and am now a 35 BMI...I have all my document ion but am afraid they are going to look and Say, oh kbow not. her again ..any help would be great. Thanks Dee

Do you have co-morbid conditions? I was approved by cigna with exactly 35 bmi w/ apnea and hbp. I didn't have a band before but I don't see how that would matter?

We have a cigna expert on this board, maybe she will chime in with info.

Good luck!!

ETA: If you love your surgeon and his team, I would stick with him unless there's a real reason not to. I couldn't tell from your post whether there is an issue with that.

Edited December 9, 201411 yr by woo woo

Oh my, the type-o's from my previous post are pitiful....sorry, new iPad! I do like my surgeon and if I didn't I would have been gone a long time ago. I believe he is great at what he does but like every bariatric office I have been too, it looks like they are short staffed. I just am confused as to this process...if I had had the revision done at the time of band removal, I would not have to jump through all the hoops and start at the very beginning. Then again, I hear about the scar tissue and I get it. I don't believe it falls under a revision or replacement if it's already been taken out!