Hi. So excited to be part of this forum. Never posted before but finally approved after 10 months of trying. Blue Cross of Alabama is tough! I did the 6 months with my physician as required and then when time came in April to be approved, they denied. They stated somewhere in their fine print I had to maintain a bmi of 40 for 3 consecutive years. They had records where my weight had dropped at the beginning of my last pregnancy. Duh.. I had been puking for 2 months! Anyway, here I am. Surgery is August 1st and boy am I nervous!

Cindy:crying:

I am excited for you! I am new to the forum also and only have my first appointment with the Dr's office scheduled on July 31st. Can't wait to have a date for surgery!

Wish you the best,

CJRN

Hi. So excited to be part of this forum. Never posted before but finally approved after 10 months of trying. Blue Cross of Alabama is tough! I did the 6 months with my physician as required and then when time came in April to be approved, they denied. They stated somewhere in their fine print I had to maintain a bmi of 40 for 3 consecutive years. They had records where my weight had dropped at the beginning of my last pregnancy. Duh.. I had been puking for 2 months! Anyway, here I am. Surgery is August 1st and boy am I nervous!

Cindy:crying:

Hi hope I have bcbs AL also. Did u have to appeal? How did u get them to approve u?

Hi. So excited to be part of this forum. Never posted before but finally approved after 10 months of trying. Blue Cross of Alabama is tough! I did the 6 months with my physician as required and then when time came in April to be approved, they denied. They stated somewhere in their fine print I had to maintain a bmi of 40 for 3 consecutive years. They had records where my weight had dropped at the beginning of my last pregnancy. Duh.. I had been puking for 2 months! Anyway, here I am. Surgery is August 1st and boy am I nervous!

Cindy:crying:

Hi Cindy! Welcome to LBT! Congrats on your approval! It's normal to be nervous....I know I was. Just think about how healthy you are going to be this time next year and try to focus on that. Good luck with your surgery!

Great news!!!!! So happy for I was jut banded 6/16/08. Good Lunck on your journey, keep us updated.

Congratulations! I too had a long road. Mainly because I couldn't decide if I wanted Lapband or gastric. I'm glad I did lapband. I hope you have the success you are looking for and welcome to the best forum. Don't be afraid to ask a single question. Many of us have been through it and can help you.

Felicia

Thank you to everyone that responded. My spouse is thin. Thin family and 4 thin children so sometimes feel like I am all alone in this journey. So glad to have found the forum.

To AprilApple,

Yes, had to appeal with blue cross 3 times and kept wanting to give up. My doctor told me to be persistent and keep harrassing them because they want you to give up. She was right. I called every day and had every doctor I've ever seen write a letter to the Medical Review Board. They say it doesn't help but I think it did.Good luck with your journey!

Cindy