Bmarion662

What is your starting weight? I am 5.1 female starting weight 214. Now 198. I have type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol plus now found fatty liver with the ultra sound this last weekend.

I have Aetna POS privately funded by my company and it is covered. M,y at my work have had it. Not the gallbladder yeah!!! So I can carry on with everything as planned

I am in Mansfield and I am in the 4th month physician monitored. Hoping to be approved for late Dec or early Jan

Coarse was not from his mouth but the office

Yeah his lady in the office told me that if I really prefered to have them bot done at once that I should find a different surgeon. Not really the response I was looking for but he doesn't do them both to prevent infection

Sorry not an idiot typing this on my blackberry and the keyboard is tiny. Ignore the typos.

I do have something else that came up over the last week. My blood work came back with my phospates elevated so I did a CT scan to check gallbladder. Found out that Dr Harrison will not remove gallbladder and do the VSG at the same time. So I am praying that since my vitamin D was rediculously low that it is not the gallbladder

I do like. How much longer is your wait. I am hoping for January at the latest.

I have aetna POSII as well and mine says it is covered. I know it does because severa people at my work have had bypass and band. Must be the employers choice they may be self funded which means they let aetna manage but the nedical bills get paid by the employer

I have been seeing Dr.Harrison and I am in the 4th month ohysician monitored diet..

Hope all goes well with your approval wished my would go as quickly.

I have type 2 diabetes so hopefully it will be approved through aetna.My insuance is privately funded through the company I work for so hopefully it will not be to difficult. Week 7 of thhe physician monitored diet.

Still jumping hoops for the insurance. I do not have a surgery date yet still hoping to get approval.

Lorena I am also in the DFW area. I live in Mansfield. I am going through Dr. Harrison in Arlington

Hi everyone!! I started with my PCP on June 22, I had a BMI of 40, I have to do six months monitored diet. I am going to be pushing the 35.5 with comorbity limit. My PCP is still wanting me to loose as much as possible. Really!!!! hope I do not get denied. I can only loose 22 lbs is 5 more months with the 2 week liquid diet. My PCP is saying that I am not trying because I am loosing very little at a time. I am hoping he doesn't note I am not compliant. Stuck on what to do. Loose as much as possible and get denied or not try and loose very little and be considered not compliant. Any advice???

I would try to finance it however I have paid 400 dollars a month to this insurance for about 11 years now.... I refuse to let it be a waste. I will attempt to jump through the hoops. If they deny I will try a different route may take longer. But I am determined

Insurance company regulation are rediculous. Wish I had $14k so that I could just pay out of pocket.

Yes I have considered going to a different Dr., I am 6 weeks into my physical and diet evaluation and would have to weigh in again and start at a lower BMI. I am pushing the BMI limit now. Required to loose 10% of body weight. That is 21lbs and I would still need the 2 week liquid diet that will cause me to loose at minimum 10 more. Which would put me at 183. The BMI hits 35 at 185. I have to be very careful with the weight loss on the 6 months diet.

Hi Devon, I am also going to my PCP who is really not supportive. I am on the roller coaster for the insurance. I have to complete a 6 month diet and exercise program. Lost 7 lbs in 5 weeks. Dr. said it was not enough. However my insurance requires a minimum of 35.0 BMI with Comorbities. I have type two diabetes and rhuematoid arthritus. I am struggling with the fact that the PCP is pushing me to loose 15 to 20 lbs a month. Hello if I could do that I would not be asking for the surgery. I have been hovering around the 40 BMI mark for a minimum of 12 years. YO YO dieting it is rediculous and very tired of the struggle.