does anyone have health first ny insurance does it require 6 months supervised diet

[vixenchild168 1]

I trying to figure out but i cant find it anywhere, does health first ny require a 6 month supervised diet????

[Truckerchic 171]

Have out tried calling them to see what their guidelines are?

[Aspring424 76]

I have health first ny and I'm on my 3rd month of supervised diet.. Yes they do require it

[vixenchild168 1]

Thanks @aspiring 424

I was hoping I didn't have to do supervised diet

What else do they ask from u?

I was told they could ask for 3 months or 6 idk

[Aspring424 76]

The time goes faster than u think..by the time u get all ur test done.. ur half way there.. u need to have a sleep study if u snore.. endoscopy. .. pulmonary test .. a echo and a psych eval.. I have done my sleep study and my echo..Wed I go for my psych eval and pulmonary.. then on Monday I have my endoscopy. . I'm half way there and I feel like I just started..

[vixenchild168 1]

Wow really damn Ur almost done... I just hope I don't do all that and then get denied ...but I gotta think positive.

Where r u getting Ur surgery done

[vixenchild168 1]

This Thursday I'm meeting with the bariatric nurse

[Aspring424 76]

Columbia Presbyterian ...it's in Manhattan. .. yea after Oct 6 I will have all my test done and only have to weigh in with my pcp.. u get so into getting these appts and getting them done time flies.. I should have my surgery scheduled for feb..

[vixenchild168 1]

Ohh im getting mines at LIJ of forest hills

I'm excited and nervous all at the same time... I've been wanting this for so long but because I didn't have insurance I had to wait. What kind of bariatric surgery r u getting, I decided on the RNY BYPASS.

It nice to have someone to talk to and ask question especially since were in the same city with the same insurance

[Aspring424 76]

U can email me @ aspring424@gmail.com... I am also getting the RNY BYPASS.. first I went in wanting the sleeve but i have really bad reflux and sleeve would make it worse...I felt I didn't want something so invasive.. but i did my research.. girl I regret not doing this earlier.. but our time will come..

[OhSoNique 84]

Aspring424 I'm having my surgery there too! With Dr bagloo

[Aspring424 76]

@OhSoNique.. Thanks my surgeon too!!!! When are u having surgery?

[OhSoNique 84]

@@Aspring424 was suppose to be Sept 30th. When I 1st started last yr, I meet with the nurse and told her I wanted the lap band because at that time I thought it was a better choice. Less invasive and reversible.

So I did the nutrient seminar and everything in Oct 2013 and they was just waiting for my 6 month diet which by nov 2013 I would have been done. I had my psych evaluation oct 7 13, but then I got a promotion in nov n got really busy and I just pushed the surgery on the back burner. I found this site and another ones and read about the sleeve and decided I wanted that one instead. Too much problems and follow ups for the band. Also Didn't help that my dr office held on to the papers for months and the lady lied and said she mailed things in. Finally got refocus and demanded the lady at my dr office just give me the papers n ill do it myself. So I faxed everything in August and I called UHC in sept and good thing cuz I got submitted for the sleeve. So they had to close the case and I was on vacation the last week n half so I have to wait till 10/7 to meet with Dr. Bagloo and finalize on the sleeve so they have notes on that to resubmit to UHC. And since my psych is oh good for a yr I have to do it again. So I go 10/2 to do that. So hoping for a early nov, last oct date! I'm so ready!

[Aspring424 76]

I hear u.. I started August if this year.. I have my psych evaluation on wed... And Thursday my pulmonary and 3rd weigh i .. Then my endo on Momday 10/6 .. I don't see the nut til jab.. But by then I will be done with my weigh ins..at first I was anxious... Like omg.. 6 months.. But it's going so fast...I can't wait either.. I've been ready!!! I'm going for bypass.. I have reflux and sleeve would make it worse ... How is ur experience with the surgeons office? I love the NP.. She is so nice and always emails me back on the PT portal

[OhSoNique 84]

@@Aspring424 what pt portal? Lol... I like them, everyone is nice. I like Jodie the lady who is in charge of dealing with the insurance. Nancy the nutritionist is nice too. I hope I don't have to do the endo, but pulmonary was on my paper but I had one two years ago n had to pay $340 and I don't have that money to do it again lol. You live in Manhattan? I go down there next Tuesday.