New on here any live in Texas

mesha030 · May 17, 2011

Hi I live in Dallas, Texas have been thinking about getting the band but kind of nervous..Do anyone know about bcb of ma is it hard to get approve. And after surgery how long will I may have to be out of work?

CJ59 · May 18, 2011

Hi I live in Dallas, Texas have been thinking about getting the band but kind of nervous..Do anyone know about bcb of ma is it hard to get approve. And after surgery how long will I may have to be out of work?

Hi. I live in Fort Worth - a newbie on here too and just got my band May 10th.. I started this process last September to get approved by Cigna, but once I completed all thier requirements, it only took 3 days for approval. I dont know who your Dr. is, but I am a patient of Dr. David Kim and his team was very helpful in getting me approved.

As far as how long to be off work.. I think everyone is different.. I work from home, but it really wasnt util this Monday that I felt good enough to sit in front of my computer all day.. I get tired easily, but I am making myself get up and walk about every 30 minutes.. my incision is sore where the port is.. but its getting better every day.. so I figure I wont be back to normal until next week.. It kinda surprised me how long I would be "down".. could have something to do with me living a pretty stagnate life prior to the surgery though..

Im looking forward to having more energy to play tennis again..

Good Luck.. so far this has been worth the trouble!!

Justin W · May 18, 2011

Hi I live in Dallas, Texas have been thinking about getting the band but kind of nervous..Do anyone know about bcb of ma is it hard to get approve. And after surgery how long will I may have to be out of work?

Hi, I have BCBS of TX and was banded yesterday. My understanding is that it's not necessarily wether the insurance company will cover the surgery, but wether or not you or (most likely) your employer chose to leave WLS off of the plan when it was purchased. My employer didn't have WLS coverage on my PPO plan so insurance wouldn't have covered me "no matter how necessary a doctor said it was" according to my advocate and doctor. Bottom line is, it all comes down to your coverage plan, not who your insurance carrier is. Think of it like car insurance- liability only vs full comprehensive plan. Hope that clears it up.

I plan to be off from work until next Monday.

I hope you're able to move forward with your WLS plans, I think this will turn out to be one of the best life decisions I've made.