Denied :(

[vandernoordh 63]

I got a date yesterday. August 8th!!

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[Mysticpink74 50]

Can't wait til I can advertise "I got approved!" Or " I have a surgery date!"

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[vandernoordh 63]

It will happen before you know it! Mine was submitted the 7th and approved the 8th.

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[Nymea 87]

Hope things go well for you from now on

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[SkinnyGalinFatPersonsBody 39]

These insurance companies deny everything all the time. Its the appeals and the squeaky wheels that gets this stuff approved. Good for you!!! My MD cant find ANYTHING wrong with me except BMI. Finally did sleep study and that did the trick. Still have to give to insurance company. Im ready to FIGHT if i have to. Its my life im fighting for. These insurances have a prior auth dept who has nurses making the decisions

If they are having a bad they deny everything. If it gets appealed it goes to medical doctor who then makes the final decision. Im a nurse and i can say we dont know everything. And i work for an insurance company and can say there are things i denied that i shouldnt have because i didnt understand the condition. Keep fighting!!!

Edited July 14, 2016 by SkinnyGalinFatPersonsBody

[MadisonsMommy 36]

OMG! My surgeons office called this afternoon and my surgery is scheduled for August 11! It all seems real now!

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[vandernoordh 63]

I read she was approved on another post!

[Marissa.Ann.C 21]

i have been there. 2 years ago when i tried the first time my bmi was 37ish and i was borderline for high cholesterol, diabetes, and everything else was negative. i also have severe GERD and PCOS but apparently that doesn't matter. i have a VERY high family history for heart disease (heart attacks and heart failure), high cholesterol, and diabetes. still denied. i appealed, still denied. surgeon appealed, still denied. i gave up. now 2 years later and 20-30 lbs heavier my insurance requires a 6 month supervised diet and my bmi is almost 44. as horrible as this sounds, it seems to me like your only options are to switch insurance companies or to gain weight.