mufasas-mom 170 Posted March 7, 2012 hoping to find someone here who works for PepsiCo (or spouse) and has gone through this process already..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mufasas-mom 170 Posted March 7, 2012 Just spoke with my bariatric nurse assigned to me from United Healthcare - she answered all my questions and I'm so glad i found this site, as it helped me ask the right questions. I was worried about my BMI which is currently at 41.1 and what would happen after the 6 months if it went under the 40 - nurse said that they use the starting BMI not the BMI prior to approval (which is after the 6 month dreaded wait). so I'm good there. now i just have to make sure that true results in richardson, tx assigns me to a different surgeon so that he and the hospital/surgery center is approved as IN NETWORK. I phoned TR before i got my call from the nurse, and asked about other surgeons they use - they gave me 2 other names and both of them and the hospital/surgery centers they use to perform the procedure are IN NETWORK....so I'm good to go on this journey. I kept seeing posts here about being denied and such and was so concerned - but i have my checklist and a clear understanding of which surgeons to use - so I truly hope that I don't have any nightmares 5 more months down the road....August is when I should have my surgery...seems so far away..but i know it will be here before I know it. I recognize that this journey and all the insurance hoops I have to jump through are solely MY responsibility - and I'll make sure I keep a log of everything. looking forward to future success.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites