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If you have other health conditions make sure they are included in your insurance as application.. I went from 6 month wait to 3 months. Good luck

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If you have other health conditions make sure they are included in your insurance as application.. I went from 6 month wait to 3 months. Good luck

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Thank you. I have sleep apnea and I had a heart attack 16 years ago with a irregular heart beat. Plus I'm 5'1" at 130lbs.

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I was denied first then I filed an appeal, sleep apnea, thyroid disease and the denial was overturned. I also got all the requirements done in 6 weeks, stress test, blood work, psych, endoscopy, dietician.... That made a big difference in getting Sept surgery date. Good health to you

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If you have other health conditions make sure they are included in your insurance as application.. I went from 6 month wait to 3 months. Good luck

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Thank you. I have sleep apnea and I had a heart attack 16 years ago with a irregular heart beat. Plus I'm 5'1" at 130lbs.

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You weigh 130lbs? I don't think you will qualify for surgery and don't think it would be safe to have bypass.

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@@silvermoon BMI is normally computed by height, weight, age and your sex. If you are 5 foot 1 inch tall and 130 pounds, even when you factor in age, I do not see how you can have a BMI of 44. If these are really your numbers I tend to agree with @@KristenLe, that this surgery may be unsafe for you.

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I'm so sorry, I put in my weight number wrong. I'm 230. I'm sorry I hit the one by mistake. I'm 5'1" at 230lbs.

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That makes more sense! ????. Maybe you were predicting your future after surgery! I would think you will not have any problems being approved.

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@@silvermoon

The first step is contacting your insurance company to understand what the requirements are for you.

I would also ask them to recommend a Bariatric center of excellence so you can get started on the paperwork.

Have you done these steps already?

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I am in Canada and things work slightly differently but you should have no issues because I am almost exactly the same height and weight and as soon as my Iron is up a little more they are figuring I should have surgery before Christmas. Again I am unfamiliar with the workings of insurance in the states but medically I can tell you since we are identical in height and weight you should have zero issues on that front

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