LiShY2487

Hello Everyone! I'm still in the begining process....next week I am going to OSU Baratric Center to have psychological stuff done, and then right after that I have to go see a dietician. Then they review this over a panel of people to see if I need more psychological stuff done or not. Then if I am approved by them for surgery they will write a referral, along with my doctors and send it to insurance. I have Medical Mutual and have only heard terrible things so we will see what will happen from there...

So this is my first entry....i'm pretty excited and hope everything will run as smooth as I can invision. I've been waiting for something like this all my life. I think the most fitting would be where I am at now so I can look back at this and see how far I have come. So here are the current stats: Height: 5'8" Age: 19 Weight: 315 BMI: 49 My mother called call me together and next week thursday @ 9:30am is my first appointment with my home doctor to get him to approve this and hopefully send the approval letters to everyone who will need them.. I'm pretty unsure about who he has to send them to, but I believe we will get a copy to send in to insurance. I read a lot of people who have the same insurance I have (Medical Mutual) and they had to jump a lot of fences (you have to show 6 months of weight loss attempt, which i only have 3 months of documented weight loss so i don't know if i should start WW again and waste more money or not...but i know it will really get to me if they tell me i have to wait another 6 months for approval when i've been basically waiting my entire life for this opportunity). However we shall see. I am just hoping and praying for the best. I will update this again after my appointment next week. Wish me luck! Allysia

So this is my first entry....i'm pretty excited and hope everything will run as smooth as I can invision. I've been waiting for something like this all my life. I think the most fitting would be where I am at now so I can look back at this and see how far I have come. So here are the current stats: Height: 5'8" Age: 19 Weight: 315 BMI: 49 My mother called call me together and next week thursday @ 9:30am is my first appointment with my home doctor to get him to approve this and hopefully send the approval letters to everyone who will need them.. I'm pretty unsure about who he has to send them to, but I believe we will get a copy to send in to insurance. I read a lot of people who have the same insurance I have (Medical Mutual) and they had to jump a lot of fences (you have to show 6 months of weight loss attempt, which i only have 3 months of documented weight loss so i don't know if i should start WW again and waste more money or not...but i know it will really get to me if they tell me i have to wait another 6 months for approval when i've been basically waiting my entire life for this opportunity). However we shall see. I am just hoping and praying for the best. I will update this again after my appointment next week. Wish me luck! Allysia

I am going through the same stuff right now. I haven't sent anything but I have medical mutual super plus and i've been on bunches of diets however WW was the only one i have records on.

i do......can you tell me anything about the process i'm just starting out...I have Medical Mutual Super Plus (under my parents of course since i'm still in college)....Have you gotten approved and was it hard?

Hello everyone, My name is Allysia and I am currently a sophomore @ Wright State University in Ohio. I'm just a beginner on the lap band journey. Next week I go see my hometown doctor to talk to him about it. I'm hoping this journey will go pretty smoothly (atleast as well as i am seeing it in my mind)...I'm 5'7"-5'8" with a BMI of 49 so i'm praying insurance and all else will follow through....

Hello, Does anyone have Medical Mutual and know about all the hoops I am going to be put through. I read a few people's threads saying it was difficult but I was wondering if anyone would know. I'm 20 years old (in about 2 weeks) , I'm 5'7"-5'8" and my BMI is 49...which is basically way over the requirement. I've been going to the same doctor since I was about 2 years old so he has ALL of my records. I've went through dieting, in high school i played sports, i was one WW for about 3 months until it failed.....if i showed all of my records to Medical Mutual (since i've be obese for way over 5 year and the records will prove it) and show proof of my attempts with WW ....do you think they are gonna force me to do the 6 months of dietian stuff.....or do you think since I have all the other stuff that may help..... Just curious.....:think