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Taylor hello You said that you had already had your six month diet completed before starting the whole process. With Cigna insurance do you think as I have been going to a Diet specialist for a year and 1/2 every three months not monthly he did everything that is on the sheets the surgeon's office gave me temperature blood pressure weight? and it was documented over this time I had gained and lost at this time BMI is 37 I have been treated for hypertension arthritis & steroid injections in my back and joints for pain I have been working so hard on losing this wt thanks for all your help

Hi my very first post??? However I've been reading a lot of you guys things And have been so inspired so I have a couple of questions too Please if anyone has an ideal or a similar experience please post me back We have Cigna insurance and the lap band is a approvably procedure Just their requirements to me are a little vague?:tongue2: Jan 10 2008 was the first month, and went back February 10th next visit was April 22nd within a year time I had attended six visits I went to A Physicians weight management program for a minimum of six visits with 8 weeks in between visits Where he monitored my wt loss & gains took my BP..Temperature and heartrates prescribed medication & nutritionists menus and B12 shots so could that be equal to the sixth consecutive diet program they are asking for? its been times with ups & downs I've had some small success just doing things on my own just to gain back wt Joining the YMCA going 3 days a week lady's for weight loss meetings weekly meeting it's where we get together for supporting and doing competitions on who loss wt win money lol & doing so I had some success together I guess I've lost 41 pounds now I'm at 198lb my BMI @ my surgery office 37 im 5ft3 with co morbid like being traded treated by PCP for hypertension taking two medications for that acid reflux taking one medication for that, sleeping pills for sleep apnea severe back pain I Don physical therapy, steroid injections,the radio block surgery MRI showed some arthritis in lower back in past years Ive had kidney stones gallstones surgery on both in June 08 cholesterol panel was high 206 HDL 44 the good chol.was to low & glucose/sugars 145 my parents were diabetics Question is do you think I will meet the criteria cigna ins with my Bmi being 37 almost 200lb 5,3 do you think I should obtain all my records ? Would I be able to use the Dr. I just attended & now even still going too? let him fill them out? or take the one the surgery wanting me to go to for 6 more mo? cinga " with no significant gaps " ins.?? I'm so sorry this has gotten so long just desperate to

Thanks for your support its my husband insurance and he's retired so I haven't talked to his HR person and a longtime thanks for your understanding

Thanks for your help I'm just trying to understand what they mean by significant gap in that six months diet program i give them a call and just ask would that work And the lady from Cigna says yes it may work to send us what you have she didn't sound confident