Hey everyone! I am anxiously awaiting to hear back from my insurance on if they will cover my surgery. I have UHC Choice and the surgical center doing my surgery has sent them my 5 year history. I have been overweight ALL of my life and am looking for a fresh start. I have back aches all the time, reflux, always tired and a family history of diabetes and high blood pressure. I don't have diabetes or suffer with high blood pressure, but I feel it's in my future if things don't change. I have been married for 10 years and we want to have kids. I have had female problems for a long time actually all my life (few or non exisistent periods). I have been off the pill for 4 years now with no luck, I'm hoping I can have the surgery and lose enough that a year from now I can get pregnant.

I always thought I could do it on my own and I'd lose 40lbs here and gain back or 60lbs there and then gain it back. I guess one of the reasons I am anxious about having this done is I am 32 now and it seems like I am running out of time to have kids, which I desparately want. I don't know why I waited so long to have the surgery and if the insurance denies me (which I am totally expecting) cause thats the way my luck is I am going to figure out a way to self pay.

Good luck to everyone else out there playing the waiting game and Congrats to everyone else who has been approved or already has the band and is losing :cursing:

Hey! I'll keep my fingers crossed for you on the whole insurance thing. Sometimes I think the surgeon & insurance nurses make a difference with the insurance companies too! I was originally told that there was a 6 month waiting period since I did not have a "recorded/supervised" history of dieting or whatever, but the doctor I met a few days ago really changed all of that.

So goodluck!

Good Luck and keep us posted!

Thanks! I think I am going to call the insurance company again on Thursday to check the status of my approval/denial... I'm just to anxious to have to wait on them to mail me or the surgical center a letter...I need to know...lol :thumbup: