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After 1 year and three rejections, I am finally approved for lapband surgery! WooHoo, Yippee, Yeehaw, March 19th for me!

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FINALLY! What was the holdup on your other appeals- was it the Dr's office or the insurance?! I am so happy for you!

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CONGRATS!!! What a process..... I wish the insurance companies would recognize that this really saves them money and us health in the long run.

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Congrats.... ;) my date is March 19th too.....

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CONGRATS!!! What a process..... I wish the insurance companies would recognize that this really saves them money and us health in the long run.

No kidding. My insurance company has a rider on it that it will not pay for any weight loss procedures. Ok but they will pay for all the health crisis' that come from being overweight. ?????

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Thank you all so much. It was the insurance. First, they denied bc I didn't have every weight listed from every dr visit from the past 3 yrs. So I got them. Then they said obesity is pre-existing so they won't cover. Even though I've never been treated for it. Finally, when the year was up and everything was resubmitted they said I had no comorbidities. Which I have 2. Resent all that and wa-la, they approved. My surgeons office is amazing. They are Dr. Turton & staff in Lagrange, Ga.

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Dagmar68, YAY, FOR US!

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Yay! Congrats Everyone!

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Thank ya'll very much!

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Great. Insurance co love paper work. Ha.

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