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Miranda Christine

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Miranda Christine    3

Miranda Christine
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Journey started on 11/3/17.

Everything was submitted to insurance on 3/6/18 .

I have Aetna, I met all their requirements, and did all the pre-op requirements.

The surgeons office said it can take up to 2 weeks, but I am getting anxious!

Anyone else with Aetna?! Can you tell me how long it took you to get approved ?

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SIPS in Seattle    345

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The first time it was for my lapband which was denied twice, took a couple weeks. This time for the revision it took less than a week for approval. I have Aetna pos II.

Good luck! You can always call too and just ask for a status.


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BGrundee    61

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On 3/12/2018 at 6:35 PM, Miranda Christine said:

Journey started on 11/3/17.

Everything was submitted to insurance on 3/6/18 .

I have Aetna, I met all their requirements, and did all the pre-op requirements.

The surgeons office said it can take up to 2 weeks, but I am getting anxious!

Anyone else with Aetna?! Can you tell me how long it took you to get approved ?

Hi did you get approved? I have Aetna and my paperwork was either submitted on Thurday (if my weightloss coordinator got to it) or will be submitted on Tuesday. If you did get approved. How long did it take them?

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Miranda Christine    3

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Hi! Yes I was approved, I heard back in less than a week, I found out by calling the insurance company multiple times, and they told me I was approved before the doctors office did. I actually just had my surgery on April 4th!

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BGrundee    61

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On 4/7/2018 at 9:13 PM, Miranda Christine said:

Hi! Yes I was approved, I heard back in less than a week, I found out by calling the insurance company multiple times, and they told me I was approved before the doctors office did. I actually just had my surgery on April 4th!

Congratulations!!! You actually had a very fast surgery date. I would love to have a surgery date in April but my weight loss cordinator said most likely in May now. I starting the 2 week liquid diet to help boost an earlier surgery date. Crossing my fingers I get approved just as fast. How does it feel? Your a full week out from surgery, im so happy for you!

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Miranda Christine    3

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14 hours ago, BGrundee said:

Congratulations!!! You actually had a very fast surgery date. I would love to have a surgery date in April but my weight loss cordinator said most likely in May now. I starting the 2 week liquid diet to help boost an earlier surgery date. Crossing my fingers I get approved just as fast. How does it feel? Your a full week out from surgery, im so happy for you!

Thank you so much! I hope you hear back soon and are approved of course!! Best of luck with your liquid diet, just keep your eyes on the prize, it definitely gets hard at times! I'm dealing with A LOT of nausea, and struggling with "eating" as I'm officially on stage 2 of the post-op diet. Hoping in time it will get easier!

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11 hours ago, Miranda Christine said:

Thank you so much! I hope you hear back soon and are approved of course!! Best of luck with your liquid diet, just keep your eyes on the prize, it definitely gets hard at times! I'm dealing with A LOT of nausea, and struggling with "eating" as I'm officially on stage 2 of the post-op diet. Hoping in time it will get easier!

For nausea try boiling ginger root or brewing alot of ginger tea bags to make a big quart of full strength ginger tea. Put it in the fridge to save and add a table spoon of into your water bottle. It will take away the nausea fast. I usually take ginger caps when I experience nausea, or motion sickness but I imagine with a tiny stomache, you can only sip Water here and there....You got this!!

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I am so glad you got approved and are doing great.
I have Aetna and did the 90 day program, I hope to be approved soon.


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1 minute ago, Alaska1980 said:

I am so glad you got approved and are doing great.
I have Aetna and did the 90 day program, I hope to be approved soon.

I have Aetna...My paperwork was sent in last Thursday. Still have not heard if I had been approved for surgery or not. Im bothered that its taking this long. I hope we both get approved soon!

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BGrundee    61

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I got approved! Going in for surgery 5/11

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On 3/12/2018 at 9:35 PM, Miranda Christine said:

Journey started on 11/3/17.

Everything was submitted to insurance on 3/6/18 .

I have Aetna, I met all their requirements, and did all the pre-op requirements.

The surgeons office said it can take up to 2 weeks, but I am getting anxious!

Anyone else with Aetna?! Can you tell me how long it took you to get approved ?

Hi new here just had a question for the people with Aetna pos ii plan did the insurance company accept your first weigh in on your consultation appointment or did your 90 day start after that? I had my first appt in February so they are going to try to submit after my May appt.

And how long did they take to approve surgery?

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Hi new here just had a question for the people with Aetna pos ii plan did the insurance company accept your first weigh in on your consultation appointment or did your 90 day start after that? I had my first appt in February so they are going to try to submit after my May appt.
And how long did they take to approve surgery?



The first weigh in at my first visit at my surgeons office is where the count started for me with Aetna.

For my revision the approval happened within days of submission. The surgeon’s office doesn’t submit until you’re done with all the requirements of your plan. They should let you know what those are, or you can call and ask Aetna yourself. Approval is usually within 2 weeks of submission. Good luck to you. [emoji4]


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3 hours ago, Jaxs3 said:

Hi new here just had a question for the people with Aetna pos ii plan did the insurance company accept your first weigh in on your consultation appointment or did your 90 day start after that? I had my first appt in February so they are going to try to submit after my May appt.

And how long did they take to approve surgery?

Hi, I have Aetna. Your 1st weight in starts from the day of your 1st consultation. I did the 90 day multi disciplinary regimen and thought I would only have a total of 3 visits (which included my 1 st consultation), but I had to do a total of 4 weigh ins. The 4th was a little after 90 days. If you gain any weight, make sure to lose it by your final weight in or you will get denied!

My paperwork was submitted 4/12 and got approval on 4/23 in the afternoon. I called my insurance provider every day to get status. This helped to get a quicker response. Good luck and follow the rules....You will be ok

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