blondie1007

Anybody whose insuance paid for gastric sleeve, even though they didnt have the bariatric/weight clause in their policy?

I think he misread my statement. I was asking if this has happened to anyone.

Why were you denied the first time ?

Oh okay, GREAT! Thanks for the help and info.

Anybody whose insuance paid for gastric sleeve, even though they didnt have the bariatric/weight clause in their policy?

I am working on it. Thanks for the help.

Do you think they paid because you were a state employee? Did they deny you at first?

So I was having some problems with my lapband. One day I can eat anything and the next day I can?t eat at all. I went yesterday and had an Endoscopy done. Much to my amazement, I have an eroded band and a small pouch dilation. I was already contemplating taking the band out and putting the sleeve in due to decreased weight loss. I got my band in June, 2007 and have lost about 60 pounds with it. My doctor does not want to remove the band and do the gastric sleeve at the same time. He wants to remove the band and wait 6-8 weeks for me to heal. Of course I want to do what is safe, but I worry about weight gain. I have come so far with this and don?t want to be back at square one when the gastric sleeve is done. Can anybody relate to this? Any suggestions?

So I was having some problems with my lapband. One day I can eat anything and the next day I can?t eat at all. I went yesterday and had an Endoscopy done. Much to my amazement, I have an eroded band and a small pouch dilation. I was already contemplating taking the band out and putting the sleeve in due to decreased weight loss. I got my band in June, 2007 and have lost about 60 pounds with it. My doctor does not want to remove the band and do the gastric sleeve at the same time. He wants to remove the band and wait 6-8 weeks for me to heal. Of course I want to do what is safe, but I worry about weight gain. I have come so far with this and don?t want to be back at square one when the gastric sleeve is done. Can anybody relate to this? Any suggestions?

Did you ever switch insurance companies to be able to have the surgery? If so, were pre-existing conditions covered?

I have insurance through my employer as well. I have the Choice Plus HMO. Do you know if this particular plan covers Bariatric Surgery, or if each employer can add or take away certain coverages from this plan?

Oh my! You had a wazoo of things done at once, and it all turned out fine. Where were your adhesions removed from? Did your doctor say what caused the hernia?

Wow! That is great. I hope mine goes as smoothly.

Well my paperwork hasnt even been submitted yet. It should be sent in next week. What was your BMI (if you dont mind my asking)?

Did you have a low BMI? What was the reason behind the 6 month supervised diet?