My info was submitted to insurance last Wednesday. I called my insurance today to make sure they got it and they told me it was reviewed and approved today!!! ???????????????? they said a letter would go out to my doc office and a copy to me. I went ahead and called my True Results insurance advocate today to let her know. Hopefully I will know something this week.

It's getting real now!!! Woohoo ☺️

Yay! Great news!

My info has been submitted.

Edited May 9, 201511 yr by fksc78

Do you mind me asking what your bmi was and did you have any comorbities?

Waiting for all the paperwork to be in order at the doctors room so my daughter can be submitted for approval, so anxious

I just found out I was approved by my insurance today! So exciting! It does suddenly feel real, but after all these months of hoops I'm so ready for it!!

Do you mind if I ask what your bmi is and do you have comorbitiea?

My BMI is 40 and I have mild sleep apnea.

Congrats, I'm just beginning to do some research on weight loss surgery. My understanding was that if you have sleep apnea you don't qualify for surgery. Could someone explain that to me, thanks.

@cecilialee220 My BMI is 43, no comorbidity requirement for insurance.

Do you mind me asking what your bmi was and did you have any comorbities?

I think you can have sleep apnea, but it has to be diagnosed and being treated with CPAP for then to do surgery. I have a friend who had to bring her machine with her when she had her surgery.

My insurance was if BMI >40 you qualified with no comorbidities. If >35 but less < 40 you needed to have comorbidities. These included HTN, DM, OSA, heart disease etc

Edited June 1, 201511 yr by vanessak8

That was quick!!! Mine took a month. Also have bcbs of ill

My daughter was approved, two days after submitting the forms! Now we are waiting for a hard copy of the approval before they will move things along at the dr office, ugh!!

This is great news to hear! I have BCBS IL and spoke with CS rep to go over my benefits. She was really helpful and even directed me to BCBS site to read the requirements. And now you confirmed it- BMI>40 qualifies me with no comorbities.

Did you have to get your PCP to sign off or was your Surgeon recommendation suffient? Along with psych eval and netting with Dietician - what else did you have to do?

So happy for you!

For those of you with BCBS of IL, can I call the insurance company and check to see if they have the papers. I have a fear that my packet will not get sent in a timely manner--overlooked or such--and I am on a major time crunch, since I'm a teacher. I would love to check up on everyone, but not sure who to call. Thanks for any help you can give!