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Waiting on UHC

RoseCity Girl

By RoseCity Girl, in Insurance & Financing

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RoseCity Girl    0

RoseCity Girl
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<p>I am in the approval process with UHC. I am worried that I will not get approved. My BMI is 37, but I have sleep apnea. I provided the 5 year documentation, had my nutrional and psychological evaluation. I got a letter the other day requesting a letter from PCP and the letter stated that I would be notified w/i one business day. Any similar experiences?<img src="http://www.LapBandTalk.com/images/smilies/ranger.gif" border="0" alt="" title="Ranger" smilieid="301" class="inlineimg" /></p>

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You are going to be approved I have UHC choice plus Texas I was approved in 7 days the key is making sure u don't leave any paperwork out,you are so lucky UHC is one of the easiest insurance companies to deal with, just as long as u have all your paperwork. I have no medical problem BMI was 42 I had no weight history info, no deits just a letter from Dr. stating that I should have this done.... GOOD LUCK with your approval.

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I hope so, did you have to go through the six month diet plan or nutritional plan with your PCP. I think I may have to do this. I am a teacher so I would like to have the surgery in June.

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I have UHC and was approved in 3 days. My primary doc wrote a letter of medical necessity, I obtained 5 years of progress notes showing my weight and then my surgeon's recommendation. That's all it took. So, I'm sure you'll have no problem. Keep us posted.

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Wanted to give you guys an update. I got the good news today, I was approve and I do not have to do the six month diet! I have my surgery set for March 7th!!!!

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Destiny79, I picked the date because I am a teacher and we will start Spring Break on that Friday, so I will have a 10 day recovery period. Of course my scheduled trip to Vegas was cancelled, but this was so worth it. How is the weight loss going for you? Any problems? Or suggestions for me?

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so far so good the key is going to be start exercising ASAP. I guess I am more motivated to exercise now because I know the weigh is not coming back . so far pre opt deit I lose 10lbs after surgery 12/7/07 I have lost a total of 30lbs as of this morning. I ride a exercise bike 30 min a day 6 days a week. I also have a bodybugg that helps me reach my goal of 2-3 lbs a week , good luck and again CONGRATS :whoo:l

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OMG! That is wonderful! My husband and I went with another couple to Pappadeaux in Dallas yesterday and I was thinking about what life will be like eating out after the surgery. I did not drink with my meal, which was hard, and I tried cutting my meat into small chunks...and it felt funny. I can not wait to get on the weightloss bandwagon...

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

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        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

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