Carrie_C

Hi, I think it would depend on what type of insurance you have. Have you done the 6 month doctor supervised diet? I think just about all require that. Also, are you sure you are exactly 5'7? I thought I was, but when I went to the consult, I was about 5'6 and a half, but the nurse put it down as 5'6, so my BMI would be higher. Most of the doctor's offices will help you meet the requirements. I am waiting on approval, and I had some of the same problems as you. But the office has "worked" with me to meet a lot of the requirements that I needed. I think most will.

Thanks! What type of insurance do you have? I have Cigna. The insurance cooridinator at the doctor's office said it takes about a month to hear back, but she said most people are approved. So that's good news. The last diet I tried was South Beach, and I did lose about 15 pounds. But over the holidays, I put it all back on and then some. I just got SO mad, and said forget it, I refuse to go on another diet and I am going to try for the surgery. I guess I'm not really worried about the liquid diet, I am more worried about having nausea and vomiting. But I am probably just thinking too much! Good luck to you as well!

Hi everyone. I just got all of my paperwork sent in to the insurance company today and I am hoping for approval. I have heard horror stories about having to appeal a million times, and I am hoping I don't have to. I am 30 years old and I live in Tennessee. I have been overweight for about 12 years and I have tried every diet there is, and I refuse to go on another diet!! I am excited about the surgery (if it gets approved) but I am also a little scared. I am worried about how I will feel right after the surgery. I don't want to be sick, and I am not looking forward to the liquid diet. But I think in the end it will be worth it.

I had mine yesterday. It is not bad. I saw a social worker, and he said isurance requires it just to make sure you are of sound mind to make the decision, which I found funny for some reason!

Hi, I can understand how you feel. I think you are brave for even telling anyone you were going for the consult. I am waiting on insurance approval, and no one even knows I am trying to have it done except my husband. Even when if it gets approved, I don't know that I will tell anyone else about it except my mother. I just don't want to deal with everyone else's feelings about it, I have enough trouble with my own feelings. I am 5'7 and weigh 255, and like you, no one believes I weigh as much as I do. I can hide it well too. I say you should go ahead and do it for you. Don't worry about everyone else, you are the one who has to live with yourself. That's how I try to look at it.

$600??! WOW! I thought $95 was high! Cigna wouldn't pay anything for the evals for me either, but I am glad they covered some of the surgical consult or it would have cost me over $300. asherje, good luck with your financing. Unfortunately that's not an option for me because I filed Chapter 13 a few years back, and I can't get any credit for anything. So if Cigna doesn't pay, I am just out of luck. I had my psych eval today and I am sending in everything to Cigna tomorrow, so wish me luck!

Wow, how did you get approved so fast?! That's great! The insurance cooridinator at the surgeons office said that it could take up to a month to hear back. I hope it doesn't take that long. That's great that they reimbursed you. Cigna did pay for some of the surgical consult, but I still had to pay $105. They haven't paid for the nutrition or psyc eval, I have had to pay $95 for those. And the insurance cooridinator told me that if my surgery is approved, I will have to pay $1000 one week before the surgery for some kind of "program fee". Sounds like a rip off to me, but I think it will be worth it in the end. Besides, I have spent a lot more than that on fad diets, which didn't work!