I did take your advice about the state department of insurance, and I am finalizing my paperwork to send to them today. I also received my final denial letter from Aetna, and the good news is that in there letter, they totally contradicted themselves! There was a section that said under no circumstances was the Lap-Band® approved, but in another spot on the same letter they said that it was approved in individual cases where the patient could not have the gastric bypass. So I'm including that letter with my other information for the state. I'm very optomistic that I will be approved and banded before Christmas :banana

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September 22, 2003
Dr. Zoe Deol
Troy Beaumont Hospital
5'9"
Band currently not filled because I had
a beautiful baby girl 9/16/06 :baby: