New surgeon after old one is dragging the ball, opinions?

[peacheeie 14]

I was stating with my surgon because I loved him, and his offices staff, what I agreed to a normal tweaking of the port became a full blown operation of taking the entire band out, sending me home to heal and come back and do another surgery

but They submitted for a sleeve, wait for it, wait, my BMI was 26 so CIGNA basically laughed. Since then (sept 19) I have climed up in weight and am now a 35 BMI...I have all my document ion but am afraid they are going to look and Say, oh kbow not. her again ..any help would be great. Thanks Dee

[woo woo 872]

Do you have co-morbid conditions? I was approved by cigna with exactly 35 bmi w/ apnea and hbp. I didn't have a band before but I don't see how that would matter?

We have a cigna expert on this board, maybe she will chime in with info.

Good luck!!

ETA: If you love your surgeon and his team, I would stick with him unless there's a real reason not to. I couldn't tell from your post whether there is an issue with that.

Edited December 9, 2014 by woo woo

[peacheeie 14]

Oh my, the type-o's from my previous post are pitiful....sorry, new iPad! I do like my surgeon and if I didn't I would have been gone a long time ago. I believe he is great at what he does but like every bariatric office I have been too, it looks like they are short staffed. I just am confused as to this process...if I had had the revision done at the time of band removal, I would not have to jump through all the hoops and start at the very beginning. Then again, I hear about the scar tissue and I get it. I don't believe it falls under a revision or replacement if it's already been taken out!