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Hi I am brand new to the site although I've been researching lap band for almost a year now. Anyway I have started to get the ball rolling and my insurance company says they will cover 90% of this surgery, all they need is a pre-determination letter frm dr saying that I qualify for the surgery. My BM is at 40 and I have no other major health problems besides being hypothyroid. I am scheduled to go to a seminar in Lubbock next week but I wanted to know who would be the dr that presents the pre-determination letter to my a insurance company? My regular practitioner or the surgeon? This site has been helpful so I thought y'all might give me a better idea about how this beginning part works. Thx!

i see i guess everyone's insurance company is different. mine said they rather have surgeon submit it since that is who is doing surgery and has info they need etc...

Hi glad to know there are ppl with hypothyroid on here besides me. Went to first appointment and my office submits letter via fax... Ins co said its alot faster if they submit by phone. How much harder is that for the office to do I wonder. I hate to bug them about it but I want to request them to call instead of fax I'm so anxious to get approved!!

Wow lucky you! I am doing the waiting game now for ins to approve!! Good luck and keep us updated!!!

Thx for sharing. It's the little things that are so important!!!

Hope it goes well! I have appointment with the surgeon next week! I used to be hyperthyroid and had an ablation so now I'm on the other end... One reason it's so hard for me to lose weight.

Oh I kind of wish i could schedule all of mine that way... tell us how it goes!

good luck, i just attended the seminar last night. Even though I've done lots of research it was helpful. So my next step is to meet with nutritionist and psychologist. starting to get excited!

Thank y'all that helps I think I'm just getting a little anxious!!

thanks for sharing i just scheduled my seminar wich is required. so at least i know what to expect before hand. good luck!