azjanie
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Congrats! You're 32.8% of the way there!
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I found a new PCP today and she is going to write my letter of medical necessity and medical clearance. That's the last thing I need. Hopefully everything will be ready and submitting for insurance approval next week.
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I weigh more today than I did day of surgery... is this normal?
azjanie replied to luvtospin's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
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Harris
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Wow! The two of you look great!
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Mine is actually in the same office. Not sure if I went to a different dr in the same practice would give me a different outcome but I might try
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Mesa
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Help needed from Arizona Sleevers! I need a new PCP who is WLS friendly. I went to mine today and refuses to write me a authorization because he's had 2 patients this month with complications from the labband. I told him I wasn't having the lap band but he still refuse. I am so frustrated this was one of my final steps now I will have to,wait until,I find a new PCP .
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Back to the hospital
azjanie replied to Melissa1234's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
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I was just wondering how long it took everyone to get their sleep study results? I had a lot of trouble sleeping during my sleep study which is very usual for me. The tech said that I had a lot of leg movement and change in breathing while I was dreaming but couldn't or wouldn't tell me how severe it was. I did pass my psy eval on the 2.
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I am a high school teacher working with at risk youths.
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Congrats. I have my sleep study tonight and the psychologist eval tomorrow. I should be ready to submit by next Friday. I can't wait!
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I am in! Hopefully I will have my surgery in November and this will be a great way to get ready for it. I think everyone can probably guess my name and the state I live in. Lol
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I would love to meet everyone in person sometime,
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I am having my sleep study on October 1 st. Hopefully this will help qualify for surgery.
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mizzchrisv My current weight is 212. I am having my sleep study done on 10/01. Which will hopefully show that I have sleep apnea so I will qualify for surgery. It's strange to hope that something is wrong with you just so the insurance will approve something that you need. I am glad that you are doing well. Dr. Chen seem nice at my initial appointment.
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I am also from az and dr Chen will be doing the surgery. Hopefully in November.
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Source: Sleep study
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After 2 weeks of waiting for approval for sleep study, I found out that my policy doesn't require preauthorization for this procedure. What a waste of time but at least I now have an appointment for October 1st
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I also have Cigna. Maybe that is why it is taking so long to get approval for a sleep study. It's sad that I am praying that I have sleep apnea so I can get approve for surgery, that or gain 12 more pounds.
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My snoring has gotten so bad that my husband wants me to sleep in the other room, I also wake up several times during a night and always seem to be tired in the morning. So maybe I do have sleep apnea, it would certainly explain a lot of things that i have been blaming on my hypothyroidism medication not being strong enough when my doctor says that my levels are normal. Hopefully I will get approve for the sleep study soon.
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Just wondering if anyone had their surgery at banner gateway in Gilbert AZ, if so who was your doctor and how was the hospital ? I went to the seminar and the initial consultation and was shocked to see that they billed my insurance over 450 just for the facility use (didn't count the doctor's fee).
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Congrats!
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I will only be approve for surgery if I have sleep apnea. How many people who had a sleep study ended up with sleep apnea? What were your symptoms? It's taking my insurance over a week just to approve the sleep study no telling how long it will take to get an approval for surgery.
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Best and worst "compliments"
azjanie replied to Healthier2day1227's topic in Weight Loss Surgery Success Stories
