I got approval from my insurance company today!!! WOOOHOOO! There is an opening on the 26th so I could possibly be having my surgery in less than two weeks!!! There is only one thing that may hold it up. My doctor said I have to be off birth control pills for a month before surgery... it will only be 3 weeks on the 26th. I am waiting for a call back, so I am hoping and praying it is ok to have it done!

Thats great news I am also in Ca orange county and hoping my ins approve me which ins you have I have blue shield ppo.

Good luck

I have Blue Cross PPO. Everything was submitted on Monday and I got the approval this afternoon. My BMI is at 40 with no other major health problems. I am surprised it was so quick!

WOW!! That is wonderful!! Did you receive a call or a letter? Who submitted it to the insurance?

Sorry, I am waiting for approval...I have Blue Cross PPO and I had a BMI of 35.8 at the hospital on Monday. I am hoping and praying that they will approve me. I also have diabetes:(

That is so great that they were able to get you approved so quickly, if only we were all so lucky:) Keep us posted on your journey!!

My surgeon's office submitted it to the insurance company and the office called me as well to tell me the good news!

I just got approved today I have uhc choice plus my only requirment was a BMI over 40

I just got off the phone with the doctor's office. My surgery is scheduled for Nov 26th! I can't believe how fast this has happened, I attended a seminar on the 20th of Oct and just a little over a month later I will be able to start my new life! I feel so bad for everyone who has had to fight with their insurance companies... I thought I was going to be in for a long battle as well.

Congrats on your approval! You are on the way to a new you :whoo:

congrats, umping and clapping my hands for you

SC

not yet banded

I have Blue Cross Blue shield and my delay was due to my primary doctor who took forever to write the letter.

I was banded on the fifth of November and have already lost 10 lbs.

Good luck to all of you!

I have Blue Cross PPO of CA, I saw surgeon on Nov 8 and didnt know they submitted to insurance and got approved today Nov 16... =P BMI was 47 on date of Nov 8 with long list of problem

Welcome to the site!! Congrats on your date!! Donna

I wish that things would move so fast around here. We have to complete a six week behavior change class and half of a 12 week nutrition and exercise program before we can be scheduled, plus we have a gallbladder ultrasound and a stomach scope we have to do! It just takes so long from the time you decide to do it until you can have it done! Good for you!!

I wish that things would move so fast around here. We have to complete a six week behavior change class and half of a 12 week nutrition and exercise program before we can be scheduled, plus we have a gallbladder ultrasound and a stomach scope we have to do! It just takes so long from the time you decide to do it until you can have it done! Good for you!!

You are lucky with only 12 weeks. My insurance requires a 6 month weight loss attempt, plus BMI over 40, 100 over ideal weight, and if BMI between 35-39 you must have one or more co-morbidities (diabetes, HBP, high cholesteral, sleep apnea, esophageal reflux (GERD), arthritis in joints affected by weight, etc) I have everything but Diabetes, so I feel certain I will be approved. The 6 month diet is a joke. The bariatric team doesn't want you to lose weight for fear you will disqualify yourself, so they tell you they don't care if you lose, just don't gain any more. I have to email my weight every two weeks to the dietician. That will be finished in mid-December, and I think then they submit the papers to insurance. Hoping to get banded for my 63rd birthday (2/12/08).