On track for November Surgery

[lulabelle607 24]

hi me too sometime in November! Was not sure band or sleeve but many people hate band now so I think it's sleeve for me!

I'll be in November/early December as well! Rny for me I think

[lucky2014 90]

I'll be in November/early December as well! Rny for me I think

Good luck to you also ...we all can keep each other inform on our out come : ) today I'm going for my frist six-month appointment with my surgeons office and go over all my test results. Five more to go !

[lucky2014 90]

Good luck to you also ...we all can keep each other inform on our out come : ) today I'm going for my frist six-month appointment with my surgeons office and go over all my test results. Five more to go !

Hey guys : ) good news .... at my appointment today with my surgeons office they informed me that I'm not waiting until my last six-month appointment which was going to be in December to have my surgery. ... BCBS of NC is sending out their new requirements for this year we should have received them in January for our state but they delayed it until July 15 2014 ..They are waving the six-month requirements wait for surgery here Yay Yeah Yahoo..what a great day and news for NC beginners for rny God Bless : )

[DaronB 103]

Good luck to you also ...we all can keep each other inform on our out come : ) today I'm going for my frist six-month appointment with my surgeons office and go over all my test results. Five more to go !

Hey guys : ) good news .... at my appointment today with my surgeons office they informed me that I'm not waiting until my last six-month appointment which was going to be in December to have my surgery. ... BCBS of NC is sending out their new requirements for this year we should have received them in January for our state but they delayed it until July 15 2014 ..They are waving the six-month requirements wait for surgery here Yay Yeah Yahoo..what a great day and news for NC beginners for rny God Bless : )

I too am in NC and have BCBS, but have not heard this and tomorrow is my 3rd appointment with my PCP? Who is your surgeon, @@lucky2014?? So you're saying effective July 15, the 6 month PCP/diet visits aren't required anymore?

[lucky2014 90]

I too am in NC and have BCBS, but have not heard this and tomorrow is my 3rd appointment with my PCP? Who is your surgeon, @@lucky2014?? So you're saying effective July 15, the 6 month PCP/diet visits aren't required anymore?

Yes .... duke told me bcbs new requirements comes out on the 15 of July

[DaronB 103]

@@lucky2014, wow that's interesting. I emailed my case worker last night because I have not heard this! If true that's wonderful because it moves me up from October/November to August/September!

[lucky2014 90]

@@lucky2014, wow that's interesting. I emailed my case worker last night because I have not heard this! If true that's wonderful because it moves me up from October/November to August/September!

Let me know what they tell you ok ...who's your Dr ? Erica told me when i went in for my appointment I do my six-month requirements with my surgeons office

[DaronB 103]

Dr Enochs in Cary. They told me in a response today that the BCBS of NC requirements are changing, but they don't have the criteria material yet so they'll let me know. I had my 3rd PCP visit today, only 3 more!

What 6 months are you having to do with your surgeon??

[lucky2014 90]

Dr Enochs in Cary. They told me in a response today that the BCBS of NC requirements are changing, but they don't have the criteria material yet so they'll let me know. I had my 3rd PCP visit today, only 3 more!

What 6 months are you having to do with your surgeon??

Yes that's the six-month requirements wait before surgery. I have to do a weight check and a bmi check every month ....thats why she told me I didn't have to wait until December on july15 they will start calling patients and letting them know the updates requirement or it will be posted on bcbs websites

[lucky2014 90]

Yes that's the six-month requirements wait before surgery. I have to do a weight check and a bmi check every month ....thats why she told me I didn't have to wait until December on july15 they will start calling patients and letting them know the updates requirement or it will be posted on bcbs websites

I have my hope's and prayers for the change for us ... : )

[DaronB 103]

So instead of PCP visits,you'll just do visits with the surgeon?

[lucky2014 90]

So instead of PCP visits,you'll just do visits with the surgeon?

Yes well it turned out my normal pcp didn't want to do them so she advised me to do them with the surgeons office and I called bcbs to ask them if it was ok ...they said that it was perfect cause everything would be in order without any mistakes made

Edited July 12, 2014 by lucky2014

[DaronB 103]

So this is the quote I found under the revisions section of the Policy for Surgery for Morbid Obesity section of BCBS NC dated 7-15-2014: "Requirement that patient be an active participant in non-surgical weight reduction program for at least 6 months prior to surgery removed."

How exciting is that. If that means I don't have to finish out my PCP visits, then I'm on track to finish my pre-op tests and submit to the insurance sometime in August or early September.

[lucky2014 90]

So this is the quote I found under the revisions section of the Policy for Surgery for Morbid Obesity section of BCBS NC dated 7-15-2014: "Requirement that patient be an active participant in non-surgical weight reduction program for at least 6 months prior to surgery removed."

How exciting is that. If that means I don't have to finish out my PCP visits, then I'm on track to finish my pre-op tests and submit to the insurance sometime in August or early September.

I haven't talk to duke today...Im hoping things went as they had expected... That would be great for everyone : )

[lucky2014 90]

I haven't talk to duke today...Im hoping things went as they had expected... That would be great for everyone : )

What do you need done to finish them ?