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I got my insurance approval about two weeks ago and now I'm doing all of my pretests.
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11-05-2009, 04:38 PM
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Hey everybody!
I got my insurance approval about two weeks ago and now I'm doing all of my pretests.
I wasn't sure I'd be covered because I fall in the 36 BMI group.
Since I have some medical issues related to being overweight, my doctor was able to get me approved and I am just so excited!
So far, I've been to the seminar, had a mammogram, and done one sleep study. I have to go to another sleep study next week and try it with the cpap.
I have my psychiatric evaluation and meeting with the dietitian both scheduled.
I guess I still need to go to some support meeting too.
Anyway, I'm Paigey and I just wanted to introduce myself.
I welcome any and all advice!
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11-07-2009, 08:53 AM
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Welcome Paigey, Congrats on the approval. I think that is the worst part, waiting to hear from ins. The rest of your testing and things will go fast, just remember what the end result of all this is. Good luck. 
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11-07-2009, 10:02 AM
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Congrats!!!
I am a Georgian in waiting too... Are you in the Atl area? Who is your DR? Good luck and hope it all goes well for you!!!
TJ
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11-07-2009, 10:14 AM
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Hey Tarajim and Paigey,
How's Georgia? What a beautiful place  . I went to GT and loved Atlanta.
I don't get back enough. Love to watch GT football(what a year it's been) Go Jackets!!!
I'm 10 weeks post-op and loving my band.
Good journey to you
MaggieGT
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11-08-2009, 10:02 AM
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Thanks for the welcome!
My doctor is Dr. Srinivasa K Gorjala and he operates out of Southern Regional Hospital in Clayton County.
I chose him because he's close enough that I won't have to miss a whole days work when I go in for fills and he came highly recommended by several nurses I know that work in the same hospital.
And Maggie, the weather is amazing here today! | |
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11-09-2009, 09:49 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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City: Forest Park State: GA |  Re: Stoked in Georgia! | |
Welcome!! Wow you got your approval without doing your pre test first?? that great , I have to go through all of my pre test first before my Dr. will even send it in because the tests are a requirement. I didn't know they did the band at Southern Regional wow that is so close to me, I'm in Forest Park but I'm having my surgery at Perimeter surgery center with Dr. Hart thru True Results hopefully sometime in Dec.  Good luck to us all, I can't wait to start the new year working on the new me . Quote:
Originally Posted by Paigey  Hey everybody!
I got my insurance approval about two weeks ago and now I'm doing all of my pretests.
I wasn't sure I'd be covered because I fall in the 36 BMI group.
Since I have some medical issues related to being overweight, my doctor was able to get me approved and I am just so excited!
So far, I've been to the seminar, had a mammogram, and done one sleep study. I have to go to another sleep study next week and try it with the cpap.
I have my psychiatric evaluation and meeting with the dietitian both scheduled.
I guess I still need to go to some support meeting too.
Anyway, I'm Paigey and I just wanted to introduce myself.
I welcome any and all advice! |
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11-10-2009, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by rdarby Welcome!! Wow you got your approval without doing your pre test first?? that great , I have to go through all of my pre test first before my Dr. will even send it in because the tests are a requirement. I didn't know they did the band at Southern Regional wow that is so close to me, I'm in Forest Park but I'm having my surgery at Perimeter surgery center with Dr. Hart thru True Results hopefully sometime in Dec. Good luck to us all, I can't wait to start the new year working on the new me . | I was really surprised at how fast I got the approval too.
I worried that my primary care physician wouldn't even give me the referral because he's very overweight himself.
Instead of downing me for wanting this procedure, he actually understood and said he'd help me as much as he could.
Within a week, I had my referral and all my pretests scheduled.
I also had no idea that I'd find a surgeon on my side of town(Stockbridge), but when I searched for a seminar to attend, he was the only one that popped up!
I've been very lucky!
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11-10-2009, 01:01 PM
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City: Forest Park State: GA |  Re: Stoked in Georgia! | |
Quote:
Originally Posted by Paigey I was really surprised at how fast I got the approval too.
I worried that my primary care physician wouldn't even give me the referral because he's very overweight himself.
Instead of downing me for wanting this procedure, he actually understood and said he'd help me as much as he could.
Within a week, I had my referral and all my pretests scheduled.
I also had no idea that I'd find a surgeon on my side of town(Stockbridge), but when I searched for a seminar to attend, he was the only one that popped up!
I've been very lucky! | I went to my PCP to get my ltr of med nec even though she encourged me and said that would be a great choice for me, but she charged me $35.00 for the ltr plus a $15.00 copy for the visit that day, then it took her 7 days to get the ltr to me. I had to exactly go to her office and demand my ltr  I was so ticked off, I will be changing Dr's she charges for everything I can't afford her even with insurance.
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