Hi All!

Just a brief update. I have meet with 2 surgeons so far and leaning toward one. I have been to 2 seminars and am still moving forward. For a time I was "thinking" about vertical banding, but have went back to my original decision of the lap band. I am in the process of booking the psych and nutritionist. Once that is done, hopfully we can continue to moved forward. Hope everyone is doing well and I will be back in touch. Oddly, I am finding myself wanting to get moving quicker. I think I am ok with the insurance, but the surgeon told me that my plan called for a 6 month diet with my doctor. I showed them my policy that I down loaded off the internet and it does not call for everything the surgeon downloaded. So I am not sure. I am just going to move forward and hope that my policy is correct and the other is just a bueprint. :frown:Tren

Tren, usually different policies with the same carrier require different things. The doc's office may have only encountered where your carrier required the supervised diet. If you haven't talked to your carrier personally, or if you don't have it in writing in your policy plan descripption what exactly the carrier's requirements are, call them to make sure.

Hi Cathy,

Yes that is what I was thinking too. I did call before I went to the surgeon, but she was not much help (Health Net). She said what ever is on my policy is what I am required to do. I think the surgeon just had a gerneric policy and not my actually plan. THanks for the help!