New to this!!

[golfbuddy98 3]

I am very new to this process. I have been talking to my primary doctor for two years about this surgery. I have been seeing him roughly every month until December. I was not able to get an appt. I am going tomorrow back to him. We have tried Meridia and low calorie diets over the years and my wieght has steadily climbed. I excerise daily for 30 to 45 min. I walk in the neighborhood. I am not sure that I can provide monthly documents. I think I can show alot of supporting documents for the last four years. I know alot of people have gone through CIGNA. Should I bring all of the supporting documents to my first visit with the surgeon? Should I start the 6 month process now all over again?(Since I missed December) I AM SO CONFUSED!!

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

Hi Golfbuddy,

Welcome to VST!!!

Though I'm not sure about your particular Insurance Provider - and I do hope someone with CIGNA will chime in to help out, I just wanted to say I do hope it all works out.

One thing I wanted to point out is you mentioned your Dr. had you on Meridia. Is there any way your PCP can pull up records with that? I would think that would be considered Medical proof for some amount of time you had tried to lose weight. Just a thought.

Let us know how everything works out!

[Oopsseedaisy 90]

My insurance requires six consecutive months of physician supervised weight loss. If I were to miss a month I would have to start over. Check with your insurance company for details.