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Is there anyone out there that had a 40 BMI with no co mids. Did you guys have any problems getting insurance approved. I will be submitting my forms here soon and Im terrified that I will be denied. I dont know if i can handle that emotionally. I really want the help of this surgery to help change my life. I want to be happy again :) I want to feel beautiful. I have never had that, So any insurance feed back would be helpful.

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What insurance company do you have? I think some are stricter than others. :unsure:

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I have aetna, My bmi is 43-44....I was denied after 3 weeks of waiting because they looked back 4 years of records and seen that I was 35-38 bmi at one time and they think Im "skinny" right now basically. Its been a nightmare. Im appealing it in June. :( hope you have better luck, but every insurance company is different

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I have aetna, My bmi is 43-44....I was denied after 3 weeks of waiting because they looked back 4 years of records and seen that I was 35-38 bmi at one time and they think Im "skinny" right now basically. Its been a nightmare. Im appealing it in June. :( hope you have better luck, but every insurance company is different

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Is there anyone out there that had a 40 BMI with no co mids. Did you guys have any problems getting insurance approved. I will be submitting my forms here soon and Im terrified that I will be denied. I dont know if i can handle that emotionally. I really want the help of this surgery to help change my life. I want to be happy again :) I want to feel beautiful. I have never had that, So any insurance feed back would be helpful.

First of all let me just say you are truly beautiful and dont you forget that! But i get you want to feel comtrobale in your own skin.

I have United Health Care and let me tell you I had to jump thru hoops. They request a BMI of 40 or 35+ with 2 co mids. I had the BMI of 40 with no co mids they also required a 5 year weight history which was tricky because I just gave birth to my twin girls almost a year ago and they told that it may not count since I was pregnant but my doc wrote a letter and that was good enough. i also had to do a 6 month supervised diet, a phyc eval, ekg, echo card and lab work and sleep apnea but after all of that I was approved.

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My prob is I wont have a weight history because up until this year I never had health insurance so i never went to a doctor. I am scared

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My prob is I wont have a weight history because up until this year I never had health insurance so i never went to a doctor. I am scared

What about a gyno or even some dentists take your weigh?

I had a 40 bmi no co-morbs & got approved, I had BCBS

Good luck!! Stay positive & don't give up before it's begun ;)

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Can you ask your doc to write a weight history letter on your behalf?

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I have aetna' date=' My bmi is 43-44....I was denied after 3 weeks of waiting because they looked back 4 years of records and seen that I was 35-38 bmi at one time and they think Im "skinny" right now basically. Its been a nightmare. Im appealing it in June. :( hope you have better luck, but every insurance company is different[/quote']

Just got denied from atena they r hard I have bmi of 39.5 and high blood pressure and high cholestral

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