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Old 04-07-2009, 09:14 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Lake Worth, FL
WLS Type: Gastric Bypass
Surgeon: Dr. Robert Liem
Start Weight: 470
Current Weight: 235
Goal Weight: 235
Surgery Date: 06/08/2005
Age: 44
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Originally Posted by lillylaroo View Post
If your BMI is over 40 that usually is enough. I have acid reflux and muscle/joint pain from all this weight. That's it. The surgeon tells me my BMI is enough but we will see how easy I get approved by the insurance. I would hope that I could trust the surgeon's opinion.
Trust but verify. Some insurance companies are easier to deal with than others. My trust in my surgeons office to be able to deal with my insurance company, cost me a couple months of delays in getting approved (FWIW). BTW my starting BMI was over 60 and it still took me a year to get approval (Cigna).
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