Ahzuri

Mine requires 6 months of supervised weight loss, doesn't have to be consecutive months either.

Spoke to to my RN Caseworker for the first time today. Gotta go through paperwork to see if my Dr ever said anything about weight loss so I can use it as part of my Dr supervised diet because it doesn't need to be consecutive just in the last year! In the mean time I need to choose a center and Dr. The RN is sending me a list today of which Dr at each center that I can go to but I'm pretty sure I'm going to choose either St Vincents or IU Health North both of which is in Carmel Indiana. So if anyone has had any dealings with either centers and Dr's there I'd like to hear your experiences!

Its my second technically after my c-section in 09 but I'm still totally worried about it!

Indiana!

Not sure yet! I've looked at Dr's a little bit but haven't made any decisions yet. Love meeting Indiana people! Keep me updated on your experience with them!

I've been trying to lose weight to be healthier for around 9 years, I've never been able to get past 250 currently I'm sitting at 302 so my BMI right now is 53 I think. I've tried just about everything but late last year I decided that because I have a insurance that will cover WLS I'm going to do it this year. UHC required that I call and enroll with OptumHealth before the services relating to it would be covered so I took my first step and did that last week. I'm scheduled to speak to my RN Case manager for the first time tomorrow, shes who will help guide me through the process. Since I've been overweight for almost all of my adult life I've more than once researched the different kinds of WLS and when I did my recent research its seems to me the sleeve is the surgery that might be best for me. Of course I'll discus it with medical professionals and all that and make the final decision from there. I found this site while I was googling the processes involved in getting WLS so I'm glad to have it as a place of support. I just really am curious as to what to expect during this process since I've never had a insurance that would pay for it before I've never started the process before! I know there is a psych eval and the 6 month pre-op diet that is required before they will pay for the surgery but I have no clue what to expect from them. Am I going to fail a psych eval because I'm already diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder that I control with medication or is this more of a I am of sound mind and can make the decision to have this life altering surgery? UHC also requires I go to a center of excellence which is totally fine since there are a few in Indiana and thankfully two of them are in Carmel where I work (I drive a long way to work every day!) so I can do DR visits and what not before work or during lunch since my job is pretty flexible with medical appointments. I'm however not sure how to choose between St Vincents and IU Health or where I might find information on which of the surgeons I'd want to choose specifically! I'm going to ask the RN I talk to tomorrow of course but its great to hear personal experiences to help figure it all out. I'm hoping everything goes smoothly with the process I really just want to be healthy. Not only just for myself but I want to enjoy a long life with my husband and two daughters without being held back by obesity.

From what I understand is the requirements are actually coming from my employer rather than the insurance itself but perhaps I'm misunderstanding it.