Surgery Refused

[Lander 74]

BCBS turned down my application for a sleeve because they said my Psych's letter was "inconclusive". He didn't really recommend me one way or another. Now the thing is, he wrote similar letters for three other candidates, and they were all accepted. The surgeon's office is questioning why mine was the only one rejected. They think it may have been processed by someone new who isn't familiar with the terminologies they tend to use. They are going to appeal it. In the meantime I went ahead and booked another appt. with the psych to get him to write a more affirmative letter. Even though he does state that he feels I'm egocentric and in denial of suppressed anger. I don't see that any of those has anything to do with surgery.

Soooo, I am not having surgery this month as planned. But I haven't given up hope. I'm staying on the diet the NUT gave me and continuing to lose weight. I figure it's got to come of whether before or after the surgery, and in the meantime I'm learning lifetime habits to keep it off.

Anybody else here get refused and still make it through the process in the end?

[Rootman 1,101]

Start the appeal process and KEEP after them, I have the sinking suspicion that you were denied just because your group mad some sort of "quota" or something, if you have the BMI requirements and have other co-morbidities then you SHOULD qualify. Get on the phone and start demanding answers.

We wish you well!