HoustonTexanFan

Praying for you

I'm 26 years old and I haven't been sleeved yet but I am in the process of completing all of my insurance requirements. I have 4 months left of the supervised diet an hope to get surgery in December

I'm also in the houston area, pearland to be exact! I haven't been sleeved yet but in the process of working on insurance requirements. Will be done with all requirements in November so looking forward to have surgery in December!

Which surgery did u recieve?

I'm right outside houston in the pearland area. U?

Well ladies had my first visit with dr Scarborough at tlc today, and a little excited now. Come to find out uhc does want 6 month weight loss supervised diet but it does not have to be consecutively! Yay! Also they diet with physician can go back 2 years, so I no I have 2 months covered for sure. I no have to do 4 months with dietitian a psych eval and a egd. I'm hoping to have surgery in December so I dnt have to meet my deductible all over again. Dr says we have pretty good chance as long as I do appointment with dietitian this month September October an November we can submit. Getting excited!

I also have uhc and in the booklet that has all of my coverage info, under bariatric services it has requirements an it says to contact bariatric resource services. MyOptumhealthcomplexmedical.com Im going to my very first visit August 6 (Tuesday) an I'm excited but at the same time a little nervous. I don't want to have to wait another 6 months to do diet program. I no one of u said that they don't have to be consecutively. With my insurance how do I find out if they have to be over a certain period of time or be consecutively?

Wat insurance do u have?

Your so lucky that u don't have to do supervised diet! The only part I dnt like about it is its a 6 month process and I dnt wanna wait 6 months

Wow I'm glad that there are so many people that are in the Houston area, and yes u r right it is now a tlc convo! Lol I'm glad about that though because I want all if ur feed back on the hospitals an dr yu an dr Scarborough. I scheduled appointment with dr yu but like I said before I'm do new to this an just getting started on my journey!

Wow all of u are really on top of it! I'm jus goin in for first visit an haven't started anything. I do no that being with UHC I have the restrictions as follows: * bmi of 40+. Or a bmi over 35 with at least 2 morbid disabilities. * 5 year physician documented paperwork/notes for being overweight. * psych eval * 6 month supervised diet program Feels like it will take forever ;$

So happy that ur both fixn to get ur procedure done an I no ur both very anxious. It will be nice to speak with people that are goin lg to the same place as me. I no one of u are getting ur surgery next week, make sure u keep in touch. Good luck!

Sorry it took so long to reply, I'm at wrk an not allowed to have phone here. Congratulations on ur upcoming surgery, I no ur excited. It's good to no that someone else is using the same place. I was a little worried, especially when the lady that callede today had an attitude. R u getting sleeve or bypass? Also what insurance do u have an what were all ur requirements?

How much have u lost so far? Did u have problems scheduling? When I called I spoke to a lady name Shamira an she was a little rude so now im a little uneasy about the facility. I have insurance with uhc but I'm i can only use doctors in network an the doctor I really want to use that did my moms an my friends is out of network????

Yea I assumed I would probably still have to do 6 month program. I to an excited an anxious an dont want to have to wait 6 more months!

Yes I also have to do 6 month diet, but I was told that u could use documentation from prior weight loss programs as long as they were done within last 5 years. Idk have any of u heard this? I have tried plants of different programs but none of them were done 6 months consecutively.

I'm with uhc an they also have this as a requirement an it has me a little worried as well!

I also have uhc choice epo plan an requirements I have include getting documentation from physician proving 5 years of obesity...