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So I am new to the site and just started lookin ino lap-band. I've only done a few medically supervised things with weight, most have been on my own. And I've had sev diff insurances/jobs/docs over the last 5 years so it will be near impossible to get what little medical records I have (not many health problems other than weight that relate to weight, and none that will really help me get covered for banding anyway). I have no problem with the 6 mos supervised, I can live with that. But I have to decide if I want to pick up Humana PPO thru my work during open enrollment, or stick with my husbands BCBS alabama....Open enrollment goes thru Nov. 19 so I have till then to decide. Just went to my local free seminar on WLS and my BMI is just at 40 (no co-morbidities, at least none that they will allow me to use). Anybody have exp with BCBS alabama or Humana ppo in Kentucky???? Thanks!

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I have Horizon BCBS of New Jersey and got my approval pretty quickly. I had to have proof of previous participation in a weight loss program such as Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers, etc., and a psych evaluation. I was able to find an old Weight Watchers book from 2004 that had about 5 months of weights recorded in it. I thought they would really give me a hard time about that, but they approved it on the first try. My surgery date is set for October 19th! Good luck with everything!

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