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AETNA 3 month or 6 month?

olamae

By olamae, in Insurance & Financing

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NewLA    31

NewLA
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So who chose the 3 month diet versus 6? You the patient or the surgeon? So I started my 6 month with my PCP but my BMI is 42.6 with no cormorbids. I am 5'7 so i really have to maintain and not lose to much. I am afraid when I start in January with the surgeons office I will be heavier than when I started with pcp.

My insurance coverage was for 3 months. My PCP had given me a referral for weight loss surgery.

I worked directly with my surgeon and his office (all I had to get from my PCP was my 2 year Weight hx...which showed I'd been obese for years). I did my 3 NUT visits (with a 4th cause I gained weight...don't gain weight, as well as all the other testing required in that 3 month period.

My BMI was 45,

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olamae    16

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So did you have any comorbibities? I hate being on that fine line. If I lose 15 pounds I'm under the bmi. I'm just ready to get this going!

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NewLA    31

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So did you have any comorbibities? I hate being on that fine line. If I lose 15 pounds I'm under the bmi. I'm just ready to get this going!

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I had high blood pressure and was pre diabetic.

But if you have a BMI over 40 you don't need to have a comorbid condition. You qualify....

Find a bariatric specfic surgeon.

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Ginger Belle    54

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Your new lifestyle change is just around the corner and I pray you have a speedy recovery. @@Ginger Belle congratulations!!

Thank you so Much. My nerves are all over the place. Trying to prep and get prepared will definitely post about everything. ;-) praying for you on your journey as well.

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jkhaik_42    5

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Aetna just called and said I am approved for surgery!!! ????????????

Congrats!!!

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