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[silvermoon 1]

I am hoping to get a gastric bypass by the first part of the year. Does anyone have any thing that can help?

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[cbonet 336]

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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[silvermoon 1]

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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[cbonet 336]

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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[KristenLe 5,979]

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 1]

My bmi is 44 with health issues

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[James Marusek 5,244]

@@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.

[silvermoon 1]

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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[KristenLe 5,979]

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.

[silvermoon 1]

Thank you. I sure hope so.

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[NOVAMOM348 20]

I am hoping that I am able to get GBP done sometime early next year, also. I would say just be patient and don't let the wait discourage you. That's what I'm trying to do!

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[Djmohr 6,965]

@@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?

[prairieprincess 13]

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