OMG, I just got a call from my Nurse assigned to my case.....I have been approved. I am so excited!!!! Now I just have to wait for the date.:thumbs_down:

Congratulations! I know how hard it is to get approved by Aenta. I have them to! Good LUCK!!!

I know, I was on pins and needles, and reading through this website, everyday. They submitted on the 6/25...and I was approved today. So about two weeks. My Nurse was really nice, and this was the first time I actually got to speak with her. I had been calling since Monday. Now I just have to wait for my date, which is probably going to be the first week of August.

I was denied 3x before finally being approved. Took me 6 months of craziness. Get that letter of pre-certification and guard it with your life! Congrats, and move forward asap on a surgery date!

Yes my Nurse says that I have 6 months to have it done from today. She said I should get my approval letter on Monday of next week.

congrats, my surgeon sent stuff to aetna on the 25th and i just found out on monday they are demanding me to do a psych eval now even though the clinical policy states other wise. So now Im waiting to get it done. There is not a psych within 30 miles form my house that is in network with aetna so im having to get a clinical deficiency and earliest i can get in with the psych the surgeon recommends is not till the 31st. I was hoping to be banded by aug 4th and it doesnt look like its going to happen so pray for me, and congratulations im really happy for u.

^ I am sorry to here that. My surgeons office requires it, not matter what, so that was already covered. I was just surprised that I did not have to jump through alot of hoops, but what I already did. I was ready for the appeal process. Now I just need my date.

I will keep you in my prayers.

wow good going there :thumbup: i have same ins co and iam doing the 3 mos supervised diet but i have a question for ya what are they looking for in the 3 mos for me to lose or remain the same ??? help in ohio

you go girl happy for ya

This process has been so easy! I had to do the 6 month instead of the three because I was still in school about 3 hours away from my doctor. But Aetna approved me in less than 2 weeks. I was really nervous that if I lost too much weight or too little I wouldn't be approved. But I did! My surgery is scheduled for the 28th, a week from tomorrow!

I know the process can be stressful, but just keep the lines of communication open with your doctor(s).

you go girl happy for you please let me know all about it when you have it . again ..i am happy for you take care

I just did everything they required. I actually gained weight on the "diet" I went up 10 lbs. I would lose, then gain and so on. I have a surgery date of 8/18.

thanks for the info and congrats on your date thats awesome..:crying:

Woohoo! :crying: Hang on tight to something while I do the happy dance :Banane48:for you! CONGRATS! to you!:eek: