Fast Track to Surgery

[FloraBama Girl 116]

My doctor signed the 6 months diet history sheets, the letter of medical necessity and referral to bariactric surgergy on July 08. I went to Flager Hospital Bariactric Seminar on July 14. Every requirement the surgeon's office has asked from my PCP has been quickly completed. This has made a huge difference in getting my tentative sleeve surgery date of August 24. I propably would have insurance approval by now but I was in the process of the pyschologist evaluation and that has been the delay in filling for insurance.

I just wanted people to know if you have been with your doctor for a while and have been struggling with your weight it doesn't take years or a lot of months to complet this process.

I have Cigna *** insurance and Dr. Robert T. Marema is my surgeon. Huge Alabama football fan and can't wait for the new season to start.

[Khy 16]

Yes it is very helpful to have your PCP on board. That is one reason I changed PCP's. I just did not want to struggle with the old one who was not supportive yet was always commenting on my weight.

Khy

[Kami 9]

I have the same surgery date as you! I think there's 5 or 6 of us on that date. Come over to the August Sleevers section and say hi http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/forum/106-august-2011-sleevers/

I hope the rest of your approval process goes well! My surgeon's office wouldn't even schedule me until after my approval, and then they got sloppy and slow and I got my date a full month after my approval (with the surgery schedule for a month after I got the date)