Mommie4

I thought I would never get here either! And now waiting to hear from insurance seems like an eternity! lol some people hear back in a day or two, but ,mine was submitted the 25th, so I hope they hurry so my surgeon can squeeze me in this year!

YAY, Ive been waiting since the 25th....I keep calling and bugging people..lol

I was told at first it is all liquid, including Protein Shakes. That's the only way to get your protein at first. But that's just what my NUT and all the docs told me. my Full liquid menue is: breakfast; cooked refine Cereal 2-4 table spoons then 30min after eating 8oz Protein shake (sip 1/4 cup every 15min), 2hrs after breakfast: sugar free pudding 2-4 tablespoons (optional), lunch; strained cream Soup 4-6 tablespoons, 30min after have 8oz water (sip 1/4c every 15min), 2hrs after lunch 8oz protein shake again sip 1/4c, 3hrs after lunch 8oz skim milk again sip 1/4c, dinner; strained cream soup 4-6tbs protein shake 30 min after (sip 1/4c every 15min), 8oz skim milk 2hrs after dinner, 3hrs after dinner sip 8oz water then 4hrs after dinner sip 8oz water. a little example..lol

OK, so Im just acting like a crazy person and Im sitting on UHC's wb site and I keep refreshing it to see if Im approved or not..lmao! Im obsessed with finding out..lol I will be so disappointed if Im not!

does anyone know if Medicare pays for weight loss surgery? my step-mom is has medicare and she wanting to have the surgery too now..lol

I checked they do have the option to check but there is nothing about it yet. Good luck with yours. I know that I will have 2-3 more appointments if Im approved, before suegery. I was hoping I was all done with appointments but I guess not..lol

Thank you, I did not know that! But you can bet that I will be checking it..lol

My surgeon submitted my paperwork to insurance on the 25th. I am waiting and praying that I get approved! I hope I her something Monday! Im not sure if the insurance calls me or if they tell my surgeon and they call and tell me...either way, I cannot wait!!

ONE DAY??? I just called my insurance and they got my forms on the 25th and it still under review...lol cross your fingers please! she said to call back next week about mid way through. ugh...I WANT TO KNOW NOW!! lol

I am switching surgeons. I go meet new surgeon next week. I am not starting my deductible over and my surgeon now can not do my surgery till Jan if Im approved. I just wanna be done with all this already!!

OH YAY!!!!! congrats!! when is your surgery??

I have UHC and I saw my surgeon today, all my appointments are done and today I gave my surgeon my 5yr weight history from my doc that needs to go to UHC. he said what they are looking for is a BMI of 35+ for the last five years and 2 of my 5 yrs my BMI was 33.9. I am wondering if any one else had to have a 5yr history and if you had a year or two that was off? Did you still get approved? My surgeon said he has seen it go both ways, some will deny and some will over look it and approve you. I would love to hear your stories and hopefully hear some good outcomes! lol He also said that I may not hear back from them for a month!! I was hoping I hear in like a week or two..all I have been doing is appointments and waiting..im so tired of the hoops already!!

ya, mine is a BMI over 35. I was wondering if anyone had any issues with their BMI being under the required number. I have two of the five years where my BMI was under due to being on diets and losing a little weight. I called the insurance and they said as long as the surgeon notes on there that I was doing a diet plan then it may not go against me. I don't know, guess we will see!!

how exciting, doing it together!!!! Good luck to you both!!!

I know right! You would think it would be easy but so far this has been a pain in the butt!! lol I am going to do my best to switch!!

Oh, and I have UNITED HEATH CARE. they said since my bmi was under 35 for two years of the 5yr weight history they are wanting, that as long as my surgeon notes on there that I was doing weight loss plans and had lost some weight at that time, that it wont go against me, I can still get approved as long as they know why it was under 35.

Ya all my stuff is done. They are sending it in to the insurance, I figured it was too late since I had all my appointments done and the surgeon was sending in my paperwork. I will check online, Thanks!!

That sounds frustrating! Good luck. I am switching surgeons too. Mine cant do my surgery till Jan and that's gonna start a whole new year for my deductible and right now my deductible is all paid up. He does other kind of surgeries so he is extremely busy I guess. But I want my surgery this year!

That is crazy, my surgeon said that I will have like 3 more appointments before surgery and its with people I have already seen!! Makes you wonder. good luck, I know how you feel, jumping through hoops like circus dog!!

I am going to look into it. Im new to all this so Im not sure how to find out what surgeons are in my network, I guess I just call the insurance. But ya I am going to find someone who can do it before the end of the year, my deductible is already met and I am not waiting till January!

Sorry just saw this...I live in Staunton,il.. And I called my surgeons office and I have to wait till January because he is just that busy! I just hope I get apooved! Waiting isn't that big a deal since Im on the edge...may or may not get approved.