Hi there! I am a teacher from Georgia and I have UHC. My BMI is 40, I have Sleep Apnea, High blood preassure, asthma due to weight, knee problems, plantar fasciatis, etc, etc, all thanks to this excess weight. I have tried Phen-Phen, Meridia, Nutrisystem, 6 Weeks Body Make Over, among others. I need to know what are the steps to take if I want to have this surgery. I read some people talking about UHC. Will someone guide me, please, as what do I need to do. I do not know if my doctor will be a good help or not because he keeps saying that I need to loose weight, but he does not understand how difficult this is when you are feeling hungry all the time:hungry:. :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

Hi~ I have UHC. They didn't give me any problems at all as far as coverage for my lapband. Ummm...I had to have a psych eval, nutrition class, records showing atleast 6 months (may have been less) of supervised weightloss efforts and they covered me 100%. I di not have a PCP referral because I have a PPO.

Hope this helps....

Oh I forgot....call to make sure that your plans covers weightloss surgery and then go ahead and make an appointment with a surgeon.

How long did it take to get the approval returned from UHC? Did you have to show exercise attempts for 6months?

How long did it take to get the approval returned from UHC? Did you have to show exercise attempts for 6months?

Hi~

It only took a few weeks to get approval from UHC. Yes, I had to submit 6 months of supervised weight loss. But you can call UHC and ask them what needs to be submitted for approval. Let me know how it goes...........:mad: