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Hello I am still new to this all my ins co says 3/ months bend class w/ weght loss dr , of which 1 st appt was on 8/26/10 so far I am 2 classes in I have one more class to go :thumbup: .. does any hve aetna and generally whats the process for approval. My weight has increased due to all my kids it just seem so hard to losse serveral diets ,weight loss meds, i mean everything i could think of . Ive reviewed lapband for years now and happy to say I finally took steps to defeat FAT.:thumbup:

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Hello I am still new to this all my ins co says 3/ months bend class w/ weght loss dr , of which 1 st appt was on 8/26/10 so far I am 2 classes in I have one more class to go :thumbup: .. does any hve aetna and generally whats the process for approval. My weight has increased due to all my kids it just seem so hard to losse serveral diets ,weight loss meds, i mean everything i could think of . Ive reviewed LAP-BAND® for years now and happy to say I finally took steps to defeat FAT.:thumbup:

I have aetna as well and I too had to have 4 months of clases before. 3 nutrition and 1 last appt with my surgeron before they could submit everything for approval, and the appts had to be 30 days apart. After they submitted everything to be approved it took about a week and half to get an approval and once I got that I was clear to schedule my surgery. I know it seems like a long process but it all went by so quickly.. good luck!!

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Hello I am still new to this all my ins co says 3/ months bend class w/ weght loss dr , of which 1 st appt was on 8/26/10 so far I am 2 classes in I have one more class to go :smile2: .. does any hve aetna and generally whats the process for approval. My weight has increased due to all my kids it just seem so hard to losse serveral diets ,weight loss meds, i mean everything i could think of . Ive reviewed LAP-BAND® for years now and happy to say I finally took steps to defeat FAT.:(

I have Aetna but didn't have to deal with them. Relax and let Dr Kim's staff do the legwork. If you have any questions at all about insurance, feel free to ask them. They are very knowledgeable and always happy to help.

Also, start practicing what you are learning in BEND classes now. It will help in the long run. Don't wait until surgery.

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