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Thanks for the reply Boopie and Melisa 1 good luck to you both! Thank you tcbeau! You give me hope! My BMI has always been over 35 throughout my adulthood so I hope that helps. I am so tired of waiting. I feel sad that if I don't get approved I will have just wasted my time. I know that I can appeal and what not. I just don't know if I have the fight left in me. I am at my wits end with my weight and just want to be healthy and thin. Thanks for replying though! I'll keep you posted. Everything was submitted to insurance yesterday. Gulp!

Hello, I was just wondering if in your five year history, did you have to have a BMI of 40 or more? Or did you just have to have an obese history with a current BMI of 40 or more? I'm wondering because I have a BMI of 41.1 now but it was a little under 40 for the past five years. I hope that I get approved. My UHC plan seems to be really great so maybe....just maybe...I will get approved. Any feedback will help! Thanks!

Hello, I just wanted to ask you if your five year history included a BMI of 40? The reason I am curious is because when I talked with Lap Band Solutions yesterday, they said that in my five year history, my BMI was a little under 40. I don't have any co-morbidities. I am afraid that I am going to be denied. =0( My BMI as of right now though is 41.1 though! I also have UHC Choice Plus, I just hope that I get approved. The UHC plan that I have through my employer is awesome. I went for a sleep study last week but I don't have the results back yet. However, even if I did have sleep apnea, that would only be one co-morbidity. I believe I need two. The girl that is working on getting the lap band approved for me said that sometimes the insurance company will take a joint disease as a comorbidity. I do have a joint disease in my knees, so who knows? OH, I WANT TO BE APPROVED SO BADLY!! Any support will help! Thanks!

Thanks for the good luck! I need all I can get! :thumbup:

So this is my first post.... I went for my evaluation on August 8th. Everything went well and my BMI was at 41.1! I am nervously awaiting approval from my insurance. (United Healthcare Choice Plus) I know that plenty of people have been approved on UHC but I don't want to get my hopes up and then be let down. I am not sure that I can take that at this point. What makes me nervous is my five year history. I was at a BMI of 38 and not 40 so I am terrified that I will be rejected.:wink2: I have a sleep study scheduled for the 26th and for "approval sake" I hope that I do have sleep apnea. I was told by my doctors office that this would help my case. Any encouragement will help!!! :thumbup: Thanks!

Hey there! I am also 25 and from Texas. I am from Amarillo and I am seeing Dr. Benavides in the Dallas area. I am still waiting on an approval from insurance, so you are way ahead of me. Once I get passed the insurance approval I know that I will be in the same spot you are in right now. All I can say is keep your chin up! LBT has really been a huge crutch for me! GOOD LUCK!!!