Approval Process

[jhammer2 8]

Hello everyone,

I am interested in having the Lap Band surgery, but am feeling a little overwhelmed by the approval process.

I went to the orientation last night at my local hospital and they are tell me that I have to show 6 months of diet history for my insurance to approve the procedure. However, I looked at my insurance's website (Aetna) and they are saying I only need three months of diet history. Everything else they want seems doable if I can just get through his hurdle. I need to have the surgery before December for insurance purposes...btw.

Has anyone ran into this idea or give any advise on it?

Thank you in advance!

Jenna

[josiek1988 70]

Jenna,

I am just starting the process as well. Do you have comorbidities, like highs NO, night cholesterol? Every insurance is different, but if you have other health issues due to weight it may be easier. Keep in mind, your surgeon may have rules of his own before he will agree to do the procedure. Hope this helps a little. Don't get discouraged, it took me 3 months just to get all of my paperwork together. Good luck

[MaryV 34]

It all vaires with the diet. I had to do a 6 month diet with my regular doctor before my insurance would approve the surgery. I had co morbities so the doctor said that he would do everything to make sure the insurance would approve my surgery. Let me tell you though those 6 months fly by and it was not hard to do i just had to show that i exercised and can change the way that i eat. My insurance sent me through an obsticle course ontop of what the doctor required me to do but in the end it was all worth it. I hope everything works out for you !!!