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betterme38    275

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Late May would be awesome! I may ask also cause we have Vaca the beginning of July so that would be great, time to heal then a getaway hell yeah lol.

I don't know how fast Umr is, don't see alot of people on here that have it, would be nice to know though ya know

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I put a call in to my surgeons insurance person this morn with the following questions: 1. Is it 6 visits or 6 months (in my case it makes a difference of 3 weeks). 2. Will they except my gym and weight watchers records for my weight history. 3. Approximate time length between approval and surgery. 4. Do they need anything else from me or my PCP. I'll let you know what she says when she calls me back.

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betterme38    275

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Great questions! Yeah this is 1 time I wanna be like the others that already have a date lol

I have heard they have 30 days to approve or deny but wetter they actually take that long or not is a different story. How do you know who to call to ask these questions?

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taracutch    226

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My surgeons office has a staff member who deals with the insurance companies. She did call me back and said its 6 visits AND 6 months. Darn!! She said I'm looking at mid-June. So bummed! [emoji24][emoji24][emoji24]

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betterme38    275

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Yea, but mid June isn't bad either. It's better than July or August, plus you get done in May right so when you get done you will have a cpl weeks then your liquid diet then surgery!! ???? Will be here before you know it! ????

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@@betterme38 What coverage do you have through UMR? I have UMR UHC Choice Plus. Monday is my 6th appointment for my 6-month Medically Supervised Diet.

I think I may have gained weight from my first appt - which makes me nervous. Though! They did tell me there was no consequence for weight gain. So fingers crossed!

I'm interested to see how long it takes for me to hear something back after I turn in the paperwork on Monday.

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betterme38    275

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@@GranadoM74, not sure exactly...I think it's the same. We have it through hubbies work through the state.

Yes they told me also there was no stipulations to weight gain however the surgeon said they wouldn't approve if there was a gain. Nail bitting I tell ya.

Your so close!! I have my 5th on the 12th then my last the 10th or so of May!!

Please let me know how it goes and how long it takes

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betterme38    275

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Right! I have gained 5!! Idk what the deal is @@taracutch ...I went to the YMCA last night in hopes of taking some off before Tuesday lol working out is the easy part, it's the eating thats work. We can do it though, lots of Water and chicken chicken chicken lol

Which reminds were having bacon wrapped chicken for supper with green Beans ???? had to throw that out there lol

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betterme38    275

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Omg!!! ???? So exciting!! I can't wait and I'm gonna ask for maybe a possible month for surgery, figured they might not have an exact date but month would be great lol SO EXCITED FOR YOU @@taracutch!!!

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GranadoM74    41

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I had my last (6th) PCP Supervised Diet Visit this morning! I lost 4lbs in the 6 months. Dropped off everything at my surgeons office. Now for the wait to hear back from insurance! I'm excited and nervous.

My surgeons office said the insurance has 30 days to send an approval letter and once I get one they'll give me a surgery date.

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WantToBe    77

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I finished my 6 months supervised diet last week. Passed psych evaluation and PCP called to say letter with his concurrence was faxed to surgeon. PCP is NOT a fan of WLS so that was a nail bitter. I have Cigna and have no idea if they will approve. Fingers crossed. Cigna denied my band removal at first.

It is inspiring to hear that others have jumped through the hoops and eventually been approved.

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