Hi Nan!

   I am currently attempting to get approval for the sleeve. I am hoping to put a letter together as well! Could you please PM the letter you wrote so I could use it as a sample? Thanks so much in advance! I want to get this ball rolling!! :)

           Michele

Good Morning

i was wondering..for all of you who have have/had BCBC of MA..how long did it take for the insurance company to approve your surgery (Roux en Y)?  i am asking  because as of tomorrow i am done with all of my appoinments including medical clearance and I am so anxious

Julie

First of all, I'm new. I've been lurking since I found this site after my husband had VSG on 12/9. I was searching for unflavored protein, and found this wonderful group of people.

After some of the classes and seminars DH had to attend to get his surgery, I decided it might be a good thing for me as well. Trouble is, my PCP at Kaiser says my BMI is not high enough. I'm about a 37-38, have HBP and a scarey family history. Almost all the women on my mom's side of the family wiegh 300+, I'm always between 215-220. I have tried many diets and can usually get rid of 20 pounds, but no more, and it always comes back. Even after explaining this to PCP, he says I don't meet Kaiser's guidlines.

My DH's surgeon suggested I start by getting a sleep test (I snore) and if that comes back clear to write a letter stating my case to PCP and even higher up if needed.

So, now that you have some background, does anyone have any suggestions? I should hear back about the sleep study soon. If I have sleep apnea, I could potentially qualify. I am not in a huge hurry as DH's surgeon is in the reserves and is being deployed to Afghanastan and won't be back for a year. I figured it would take about that long to jump through all of Kaiser's hoops anyway.

Thanks,
Linda

I have heard bad things about going to mexico for surgery..My surgeon told me that he had paitents who went to mexico for surgery and came back and didnt loose any weight only to find out the dr in mexico never actually did the procedure ..

So my insurance finally covers bariatric surgery but they have maximum lifetime amount of $5000.00.  I know insurance negoties rates with doctors but that seems awfully low.

When I checked into the surgery last year they said the cost was $28-29k so how can I found out realistically what insurance will cover?

My husband had gallbladder surgery and the cost was over $12k and insurance only paid $1k or something like that so I'd like to think this MIGHT actually be doable but it just seems so unbelievable.

Anyone have more info or can shed any light?

I'm waiting on dr's office to call me back and hoping they can provide more info but I always like to hear real life stories too.