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ojibway    203

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Doing my 1st week of 6 month supervised diet.. Not self paying for surgery this time, Insurance is covering the surgery after I meet the last and final requirement of a 6 month diet. Hopefully the time will pass quickly. so far so good!

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Nurse_Lenora    903

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Doing my 1st week of 6 month supervised diet.. Not self paying for surgery this time, Insurance is covering the surgery after I meet the last and final requirement of a 6 month diet. Hopefully the time will pass quickly. so far so good!

Good luck!

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Healthy_life2    8,327

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@@ojibway

Hang in there. It will be here before you know it.

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WLSResources/ClothingExch    3,444

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@@ojibway, this is good news.

Please provide some info, as I've gotten the impression that most medical plans don't pay or a second WLS. I'm banded and may have to have my band removed, in which case I'd like sleeve. What was your first surgery and, if you weren't covered then, what is different now? What makes a revision necessary? I realize you may have been without coverage at the time of your first WLS, which may or may not invalidate my questions. Thanks.

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rking    484

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the time will fly!!!!! good luck!!!

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ojibway    203

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@@ojibway, this is good news.

Please provide some info, as I've gotten the impression that most medical plans don't pay or a second WLS. I'm banded and may have to have my band removed, in which case I'd like sleeve. What was your first surgery and, if you weren't covered then, what is different now? What makes a revision necessary? I realize you may have been without coverage at the time of your first WLS, which may or may not invalidate my questions. Thanks.

Sorry I should've been more concise, I was scheduled for Surgery in Jan, 2015 (self-pay) and backed out last minute, tried losing weight on my own, not much success. Re-scheduled surgery Nov 2015 (again self pay) then found out our insurance was going to cover Bariatric Surgery in 2016. I have all my tests and requirements completed for them to approve surgery except the 6 month supervised diet.. sorry

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kyboo1972    90

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Doing my 1st week of 6 month supervised diet.. Not self paying for surgery this time, Insurance is covering the surgery after I meet the last and final requirement of a 6 month diet. Hopefully the time will pass quickly. so far so good!

. I'm also going through the 6 month supervised diet for insurance. I started mine on January 14 2016. Good luck. I hope our time passes quickly! :)

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VSGAnn2014    12,992

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Wow, that insurance situation worked out well, didn't it. :)

Very best to you. :)

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ACV    34

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I just started my 6 month supervised diet today. I have Medicare. Good luck everyone.

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J.lynn    50

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The time will truly fly. I was skeptical when people told me this when I started 5 months ago... But somehow it my 6th and final nut visit is in 2 1/2 weeks and now I'm getting scared !!

Good luck dear :)

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kyboo1972    90

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Awesome @@J.lynn. Wishing you all the best!

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        Thank you ❤️

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