Help!!!!!!!!

baby girl 155 · June 14, 2007

I NEED SOME HELP ON HOW TO GET APPROVED I HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OUT OF CONTROL DIABETES PCOS HIGH CHOLESTEROL AND OTHER PROBLEMS AND THE FIRST TIME THE INSURANCE COMPANY DENIED ME SOME ONE PLEASE HELP!!!!!! I AM 22 5"5 AND 294 AND VERY UNHAPPY WITH MY SELF. I TRIED DIETS AND EXCERCISE AND IT AIN'T HELPED. SO IF ANYBODY CAN HELP PLEASE DO SO. THANK YOU:help:

faithmd · June 14, 2007

Thank you for including your comorbidities, but you also need to tell us WHY they denied you. they must give you a specific reason. If it is because there is an exclusion to weight loss surgery in your policy, then there isn't anything anyone can do.

WASaBubbleButt · June 18, 2007

I NEED SOME HELP ON HOW TO GET APPROVED I HAVE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE OUT OF CONTROL DIABETES PCOS HIGH CHOLESTEROL AND OTHER PROBLEMS AND THE FIRST TIME THE INSURANCE COMPANY DENIED ME SOME ONE PLEASE HELP!!!!!! I AM 22 5"5 AND 294 AND VERY UNHAPPY WITH MY SELF. I TRIED DIETS AND EXCERCISE AND IT AIN'T HELPED. SO IF ANYBODY CAN HELP PLEASE DO SO. THANK YOU:help:

Is your insurance through an employer? If so, they may not have paid the extra premium for WLS. If that is the case, it simply isn't covered.

The other poster is correct, if you want suggestions you will have to explain why they denied you.

If you have no WLS coverage you can also look into self pay. Mine was in Mexico for $7800. It is usually $8200 but they had a special going at the time.

GayleTX · June 18, 2007

There are also companies that will lend money at reasonable rates for medical procedures. Your surgeon probably has brochures in his office.

If your policy ordinarily covers wls but denied yours (that's not uncommon) you can appeal. And there are lawyers who specialize in weight loss surgery appeals (google).

Big Wave Dave · June 18, 2007

Ok try this have your Doctor resubmit the paper work but don't but on there it is for weight loss surgery, it's for the reason you stated. Try that, it worked for me. I'll be banded in July on the 11th. In Honolulu by Dr. Fowler. Good Luck and hang in there.

Aloha

BWD