nallygirl
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January 2011 Bandsters !!!
nallygirl replied to Renee1003's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Happy New Year and good luck to everyone getting banded this coming week!!! :thumbup: -
January 2011 Bandsters !!!
nallygirl replied to Renee1003's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hey Renee! I'm in the exact same place as you in this process! My last nutritionist appt is also on Jan 4th then everything gets submitted for approval. I'm so freaked out that I haven't lost enough weight and I'm sure I'm going to be a wreak while I'm waiting for the approval to come through! Good luck to you!! -
After 6 months TOMORROW'S THIE DAY
nallygirl replied to Linnielady's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Woohoo how exciting!!! Good luck tomorrow Linnie!! I have my last 6 month visit on Jan 4th and can't WAIT to be where you are!!! Sending you best wishes for a great surgery and a speedy recovery!! :thumbup: -
January 2011 Bandsters !!!
nallygirl replied to Renee1003's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Congratulations AmyBeth!! I'm so happy for you!! I just had my psych eval today and it was a breeze thankfully!! I had heard so many stories of people filling out 300 question forms or sitting with a psychologist for hours but this was super quick and easy!! Now just one more nutrition visit in January and I will hopefully have approval and a date for the end of the month! Hopefully! -
Hi Kristen! I also have Cigna and had to do the 6 months of diet and nutrition classes. At first I was so bummed about it but now that I have one month left I'm almost greatful for that time to prepare, research and fully understand what this process entails. Surprisingly the time has flown by! As for having secondary insurance I'm not too sure how that works but I'm sure your surgeons office handles questions like this all the time. You should give them a call and see what information they can provide for you. You may also want to call BCBS to find out what their requirements are before signing up. Hope this helps and good luck!!
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Congrats on the weight loss! That's amazing!! Two more classes left...feels like its taking forever lol
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6mth diet-Questions
nallygirl replied to 23&LQQKIN2bThin's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
It seems like everyone has a little something different to do on their 6 month diet. I am heading into month 5 and opted to take the diet & nutrition classes through my surgeon's office. It costs me a little more than if I had just gone to my PCP but like SDTeaGirl I was too affraid to have something messed up. I would imagine as long as the doctor is signing off on your paperwork that it wouldn't matter if you saw him or a nurse. I agree though you might want to verify that with your surgeon or your insurance. Good luck with your program! :thumbup: -
Yikes that does not sound like fun but yay for getting your first fill!! Things are moving along here. Just two more classes and I'm done. I guess I can't make any appts until I get insurance approval which kind of drives me crazy but I can understand why. The only thing I need to do is the psych eval in the next month. I am sooooo ready just to have this paperwork submitted!!
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Wow! Congrats on the weight loss! That's great!! As far as testing goes...the whole running around last minute stuff is what I'd like to avoid. My schedule is so crazy with work and school that I'd like to try and get everything done or at least have appointments scheduled so that once approval goes through I can just get everything done with! We'll see! Keep up the awesome work!!
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Hey! Just saw you message. So far so good on the classes. I have my fourth next week. More than half way there! Woo hoo ;o) Although I'm curious when they are going to tell me to start getting the testing done. I have waiting til the last minute for things. Guess I'll have to check on that. So how are things going with you!?
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January 2011 Bandsters !!!
nallygirl replied to Renee1003's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Nope no insurance approval yet. I did confirmed though that Cigna does cover the surgery but won't know about approval until I've finished my last class and psych eval also. My BMI is 40 and I have a comorbidity (sleep apnea) so I don't anticipate any issues with approval. My surgeons office has been great though about keeping things moving. They've said I will be tenatively scheduled for the end of January because the experience they've had with Cigna is they approve quickly! I hope they're right!! -
January 2011 Bandsters !!!
nallygirl replied to Renee1003's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi Renee! Thanks for starting this group! I'm half way through my 6 months so I guess we are kind of at that same point! I was so disappointed when I found out insurance would require a 6 month medically supervised diet but it honestly has flown by!! I think the next 3 are going to go even quicker since I need to start making appointments and getting testing finished! If all goes as planned I should be getting banded at the end of January but if not I will definitely be in February! It will be a GREAT start to an amazing year!! 2011 can't get here fast enough!! Good luck with your journey! -
what city and state are you from and what occupation
nallygirl replied to lovemysgt's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Hi Everyone!! I'm in Northern VA (Fairfax). I am a Paralegal working for an IT company and also a part time student. -
What support meetings? lol I don't know where any are. But they did suggest we start going now before surgery. Who's your surgeon? I'm using Dr. Halmi at Bluepoint Surgical in Fairfax.
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I'm sure you're excited! I know I will be! Yep I'm in Northern VA...in Fairfax.
