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By work2do, in Insurance & Financing

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soniaJ    49

soniaJ
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Keep me in prayer that I get approved fast too.thank you for the update and congrats. . So excited for you!

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hrhlaurie    185

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Congrats to all of you for getting this far and getting approved, or at least submitted for approval.

I thought waiting to get through my 6 months of doctor visits, Nut and counseling would be the worst, and then I thought waiting for approval would be the worst but UHC approved in a week but I couldn't get my final doctor appt. right away and had to wait until tomorrow to get in for final surgery approval and this has been the worst wait of all. Tomorrow I get my surgery date and I'm hoping it will be no later than end of May or first week of June since our Hawaii vacation is booked for Aug 20 and I want to be fully healed and eating more than mush by then. I just worry that my surgeon will be so booked with bariatric and general surgeries that I won't get in for a couple of months. Fingers crossed!

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linda hayes    16

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Just an update... My surgery date is May 6th YAY!!!

congrats!!!! N
Congratulations.

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linda hayes    16

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I am officially approved! I'll be able to schedule surgery on 4-30 after pre-op appt.

Congratulations

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jtickle    295

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I have UHC Choice Plus, I was approved in a week.

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cybergirl5710    22

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I've had a totally different experience with UHC. I have found Bariatric Resources not to be helpful. They refused me even though I met all the criteria.

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jtickle    295

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I didn't have to deal with the bariatric resources much. I had to enroll in their program, but i wasn't required to have nurse consults with them. The only time i talked to a nurse from there she told me that i should get the lap band cause it doesn't have malabsorption issues. I have seriously out of control diabetes, and i was approved for the rny. I dont really think that nurse new what she was talking about.

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soniaJ    49

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Cybergirl do u have UHC mdipa federal? I'm so worried that they may deny me but I'm praying very hard that they approve me. Did u meet the crierias? I am at 42 BMi. Have u appealed their decision? I would. That's aweful. Don't give up. If u need it keep bugging them.

Cybergirl do u have UHC mdipa federal? I'm so worried that they may deny me but I'm praying very hard that they approve me. Did u meet the crierias? I am at 42 BMi. Have u appealed their decision? I would. That's aweful. Don't give up. If u need it keep bugging them.

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cybergirl5710    22

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jtickle, I don't think they will fund lap bands anymore--so no the nurse didn't know what she was talking about.

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cybergirl5710    22

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soniaj,

I don't have the federal UHC. I work for a large private company--Georgia-Pacific. UHC administers the program. I met all the requirements--at least the ones I know about :)

Thanks

Sandy

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soniaJ    49

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Cybergirl I would appeal it. I think it might make all the difference.

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