Annette_Sue
Dilemma
Oct 10, 2010
Well, guess what? I have a little dilemma on my hands.....it seems that with my insurance company (BCBS of MI) will only pay for the sleeve surgery if my BMI is over 50 (it is not). My surgeon has submitted very favorable outcomes to them that shows great success with sleeve surgeries on his patients with BMI's less than 50. The doc is waiting to hear back from them to see if they will start covering it. Meanwhile, they have gone ahead and scheduled my surgery as an RNY procedure to get me on the schedule, hoping that they will be able to revise my surgery to VSG by then. I'm hoping that everything goes according to plan! I feel in my heart that the sleeve surgery is for me. I may need to wait it out a little longer for the insurance company to come around. I really need to be able to take my Motrin for joint and connective tissue issues, something that RNY surgery will not allow.
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About Me
Muskegon, MI
Location
24.8
BMI
Surgery
11/15/2010
Surgery Date
Aug 11, 2010
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