New w/ a few Questions

hope4j · February 9, 2009

Hi, I am in the process of getting everything together to submit to insurance I qualify based on my BMI and have a few ?'s for ya.

1. Anyone else have BCBS PPO out of MA and do they really not require the monitored weightloss? how fast did you get approved?

2. Anyone else in Charlotte NC? and if so what Dr are you using I'm using Dr. Melkonian

3. What can I expect at this pysch eval?

thanks for any answers you can give me.

J

avanderhoof · February 9, 2009

I am in Missouri and not on BCBS, but I did have the pysc test. Mine was a 45 minute paper test that asked about emotional eatings, addictions, and previous weight loss mainly. After that I had to sit down and talk with the doctor for about an hour about what to expect and how I will handle the emotional part of losing weight.

bandfun4me · February 9, 2009

I have BCBS of FL, I had the 6 month dr/dietian monitoring. Once the Dr office people had all the necessary stuff and fax in. she had the Approval that same day, they poped one in the mail to meso I would have a copy. I was impressed. The thing is, the coordinator in my Dr offfice is an expert at doing this and dealing with the insurance, and she knew from the beginning what I had to have done to get the approval. Kudos to Carmen..Surgery & preop date given as soon as she got the approval.

I had the psyc eval done about the same time.1 hr and a lot of similar questions.

I had my surgery in Pinehurst, Dr Washington. Great, 13 months out. would not change a thing.