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I was denied by my insurance. They are requesting me to have an sleep study done. Have anyone out there been through this? I you have can you please tell me the process? What happens after the sleep study, do they resubmit and how long does that take?

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Does anyone know with Aetna insurance does your family doctor the one that refers you to the Lap Band doctor have to be on board with you having this done or can you just request a referal and get it.?

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I GOT MY APPROVAL FROM AETNA TWO DAYS AGO!! I actually called Aetna with a reference number my doctor's surgery cordinator gave me and they said it was still in pending status but it said "approval all". I was like yessss. Haha, I called back the next day, and it was completed--The information was sent from my doctor on the 18, and on Monday, it was approved. I did the 3 month diet. I'm 23, a mother of a one year old little boy. I've been overweight most of my life. Right now I'm at 324, and I'm 6'1. My BMI is 43. When I did the two year of weight history, I only submitted 3 sets of weights; I don't know what problems people had with Aetna approvals, but I was approved right away. Good luck to everyone. If anyone has any questions about my process and they have Aetna feel free to ask me. By the way, this is my first post, consider this a introduction too. haha!

That's awesome. My experience has been much different. I'm still waiting and it's been over a month. I have a feeling I'll be denied. I just wish they'd get it over with. :sad:

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That's awesome. My experience has been much different. I'm still waiting and it's been over a month. I have a feeling I'll be denied. I just wish they'd get it over with. :thumbup:

Thank you Lord, thank you Lord, thank you Lord. I actually was approved and I'm elated. My pre-op visit with the doctor is on Friday. Can anybody tell me how long it took for them to get the surgery done after the pre-op visit. Is within the next 2 weeks to hard to strive for. I'm a teacher and I definately want to get it done before I go back in late August.

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