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I have BCBS of IL PPO and I only am required to have a six month commerically based diet. I used Jenny Craig. Have you asked your dr to by pass that process? Would he/she do that for you? Good luck! My paperwork was submitted this last Friday, hopefully mine goes in with no problems, I had everything they asked for!

KKAY - every surgeon is different. I went to the surgeon first - for the "seminar" then they told me where to go next - pysch eval, get Jenny Craig info and see my dr to get detailed letter of why she felt I needed the surgery and five years of obesity charts. Call around and check with other people in your area to see if there are any recommended surgeons. The bariatric clinics are very helpful - LOL they want your money!

I printed out the BCBS manual and read it word for word - several times over. I went to my surgeon and they told me where to go for my pysch eval, I didn't have to have the nutritional eval - my insurance is BCBS of IL and they don't require it. However, they did require that I have tried a commerically based weight loss program like Jenny Craig (which I did before knowing the insurance needed this) for 6 months and five years medical history from my doctor (with weight) showing that I was obese. I also didn't have to have a referral - I can go to anyone I choose - within the network, my surgeons office just referred me to the guy they use for the psych eval. I just had all my paperwork submitted yesterday!!! Woohooo - thanks for that the "approval vibes" I am so excited about getting the band and getting on my way to a healthier me!!!

Gosh, I would think the dr would have at least stopped in to see you. Could he/she have came in when you were still under? I would think that the drs office would have asked you too! The girls at my drs office are very friendly - I hope that doesn't change once they get my money! How are you doing? How many days has it been? I haven't had mine done yet, is it really bad after the surgery?