Hi,

I am so excited/nervous about finally being submitted for insurance, now just waiting to see if it actually goes thru.  I have Fed BCBS, I saw Dr March 2010, BMI was almost 41, then decided I didn't want surgery.  This year when I went back to clinic they started me off with supervised weight loss class - BMI 40.3, 2nd visit was with surgeon again, BMI 39.5, today at last visit was 39.4.  

I don't have any co-mobidities except arthritis - only take Advil for it, but I think they are going to stress arthritis and joint pain - on my checkout sheet the diagnosis was osteoarthritis (I don't know if I've ever really been diagnosed in past with it as my PCP has said - everybody over 25 probably has it).  

Anyway - I think everything has been done.  I am so excited/nervous about everything!  

Thanks for all the support.  They said it would be a couple of weeks before I know.  I will be on pins and needles!

Hi,

I am so excited/nervous.  I will have my 3rd supervised WL meeting on Tues.  My BMI has been 39.5 and 40 (I had seen doctor last  year in March, but thought I could do it on my own, so of course, couldn't - so when I went back my first app't was my first supervised WL (bmi 40.3, then my second was my app't with surgeon - which was my second app't with him as I saw him last year-BMI 39.5) - I really don't have co-mobids, except joint pain, occ. stress incontinence.   Anyway - I was told not to gain and not to lose weight.  I called the coordinator and asked about that and she said not to get too stressed out, all insurance companies are a little different.

When I had called my insurance Fed. BCBS to find out what weight they used, of course, they read the book, but couldn't give me an answer.  Anyway - I  am just so nervous/excited.  I hope the approval for surgery goes through.  I don't know why it wouldn't, as my orginal BMI was over 40, and last year I think it was closer to 41.

Any words of wisdom, advice, etc.  Anyone know how long it will take for me to find out if I am approved or not?  I am wanting the sleeve, which it sounds like is covered now, last year it was not at the time I originally went to surgeon.

Thanks for all the support on this site.  I love it.  I changed my profile from basketsbears as I had found I misspelled baskets (basktsbears - lol) when I couldn't figure out why I couldn't logon anymore!  lol

Hi,

Thanks for all the support!  I will try not to stress about it too much.  The month is flying by!

Take care - Lynn