tracy327
I have been battling weight for the past 10 years. I had to battle it prior to that but I usually won the battle. I would go up 20-30 pounds and I d get it right back off. I had one brief period of time where I was up 45 pounds but was able to get that off within 2 months. I didnt gain weight with either of my 2 pregnancies but for some odd reason, I seemed to gain quickly immediately after each pregnancy and have now been at least 100 pounds overweight for the past 8-9 years. After repeated attempts at weight loss I decided i had to take drastic measures. I decided to have surgery. I jumped through all the hoops and was 100% ready for surgery BUT>>> Aetna denied me the day before my scheduled Lap-band last year. I was scheduled for Sep.2 and rcvd a call on Sep 1st that it was denied because my weight in 2007 was a bit under where it needed to be for a BMI of 40 with no co morbitities. Aetna has this silly clause that states BMI must be 40 or above for 2 years prior to surgery. I am prediabetic and have high cholesterol and also had a sleep study which was inconclusive because I woke up soooo many times.I appealed all through the year and well, long story short, with another year of having a BMI of 40+, I now qualify under their specs. So within the same year, I am doing ALL of the same stuff AGAIN. What a waste of time and money for me and Aetna too!! I have completed all of my clearances and now just have 1 more dietician appointment, my final meeting with my surgeon and medical clearance appoitment. I have decided now to have a sleeve gastrectomy.I decided on the sleeve after reading about so many banders who were having their bands removed and were converting to the sleeve. I am really excited about it and my surgery is scheduled for August 2nd. 39 days away! I am a bit nervous to get that call the day before again with some other wacky reason for denial but am trying to be positive!!
