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  2. Affordable Care Act

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  3. Medicare Coverage For Gastric Sleeve Surgery?

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  4. bcbs il process?

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  9. Paperwork Sent To Insurance Company For Approval

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  11. Calling all Tricare Patients!!!!!

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  12. BCBS Illinois

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  13. federal employee program BCBS

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  14. Obamacare may deny WLS?

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  15. medicare approval

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  16. Anthem BCBS 6 Months Pre-Op Diet

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  17. BCBS Fed

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  18. Insurance Co. requires 6 months of documented medically supervised wght loss plan

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  19. Tricare - does is, or does it not

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  20. Waiting to Exhale

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  21. How Long Does Cigna Approval Take ?

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  26. OMG....

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  27. United Healthcare

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  28. Newbie here I need help!

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  29. Cigna gone crazy?

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  30. Anyone With Bcbs Fed?

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  31. BMI exactly 40, will I be denied if i lose any weight?

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  32. Anyone with Aetna Insurance ???

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  33. BCBS of New Jersey

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  34. Medicare will approve Lap-Band Surgery! Approved facilities List

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  35. approved after 2 denials!

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  36. Submitting your information

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  37. got my paperwork sent in.

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  38. Got my denial letter from BCBS today :(

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  39. The wait game!

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  40. Aetna PPO

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  41. BCBS - What are they thinking?

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  42. Uhc Average Approval Times?

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  43. Military Tri-Care insurance

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  44. Waiting....waiting...waiting...BCBS of AL

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  45. Bcbs-Il

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  46. how long for BCBS approval?

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  47. Any one with United Health Care insurance

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  48. Healthfirst

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  49. How Much Was Your Surgery?

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  50. Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO

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    • cryoder22

      cryoder22

      Day 1 of pre-op liquid diet (3 weeks) and I'm having a hard time already. I feel hungry and just want to eat. I got the protein and supplements recommend by my program and having a hard time getting 1 down. My doctor / nutritionist has me on the following:
      1 protein shake (bariatric advantage chocolate) with 8 oz of fat free milk 1 snack = 1 unjury protein shake (root beer) 1 protein shake (bariatric advantage orange cream) 1 snack = 1 unjury protein bar 1 protein shake (bariatric advantace orange cream or chocolate) 1 snack = 1 unjury protein soup (chicken) 3 servings of sugar free jello and popsicles throughout the day. 64 oz of water (I have flavor packets). Hot tea and coffee with splenda has been approved as well. Does anyone recommend anything for the next 3 weeks?
      · 1 reply
      1. NickelChip

        NickelChip

        All I can tell you is that for me, it got easier after the first week. The hunger pains got less intense and I kind of got used to it and gave up torturing myself by thinking about food. But if you can, get anything tempting out of the house and avoid being around people who are eating. I sent my kids to my parents' house for two weeks so I wouldn't have to prepare meals I couldn't eat. After surgery, the hunger was totally gone.

    • buildabetteranna

      buildabetteranna

      I have my final approval from my insurance, only thing holding up things is one last x-ray needed, which I have scheduled for the fourth of next month, which is my birthday.

      · 0 replies
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    • BetterLeah

      BetterLeah

      Woohoo! I have 7 more days till surgery, So far I am already down a total of 20lbs since I started this journey. 
      · 1 reply
      1. NeonRaven8919

        NeonRaven8919

        Well done! I'm 9 days away from surgery! Keep us updated!

    • Ladiva04

      Ladiva04

      Hello,
      I had my surgery on the 25th of June of this year. Starting off at 117 kilos.😒
      · 1 reply
      1. NeonRaven8919

        NeonRaven8919

        Congrats on the surgery!

    • Sandra Austin Tx

      Sandra Austin Tx

      I’m 6 days post op as of today. I had the gastric bypass 
      · 0 replies
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