CIGNA -- Down for the Count!

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Congrat Kris! We are wearing Cigna down, folks!!!!! Now you get a big hefty

refund check to spend on that new wardrobe! Go girl!

Regards,

Debbie in IL

Cigna approved on 3rd appeal for daughter (BMI 45)

Counting on Cigna for Debbie (BMI 40)--online form submitted 6/22

n a message dated 6/23/00 12:36:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

Nettnewbie@... writes:

<<

Hello everyone!

I am an avid reader of this list but rarely a poster. I did post

about my initial denial from CIGNA POS in Florida about a month ago

however and I vowed to fight them. Well, I did and I won on my first

appeal! I just got the letter in the mail today. I spent about 24

hours down in the dumps after my denial and then spent the next 24

hours gathering info, organizing, tabulating and composing a lengthy,

detailed, well-supported letter with attached exhibits. So, for

those of you still fighting, don't give up.

FYI, in the interim, my husband and I scratched and borrowed every

dollar we could, and self payed for the surgery, which I had done on

June 7. I was in and out of the hospital in 24 hours and have had no

complications. I am eating small (did I say small?) portions of

whatever appeals to me and having no problems with it at all. By the

way, unlike others I have read about, my tastes have not changed

postop. What tasted good before surgery still tastes really good now

but I only eat about 10-20% of the amount I used to. I'm down 22#

since surgery which seems pretty good to me.

Best of luck to all the preops and everyone else researching,

fighting insurance and trying to make the right decision.

Kris

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Congrat Kris! We are wearing Cigna down, folks!!!!! Now you get a big hefty

refund check to spend on that new wardrobe! Go girl!

Regards,

Debbie in IL

Cigna approved on 3rd appeal for daughter (BMI 45)

Counting on Cigna for Debbie (BMI 40)--online form submitted 6/22

n a message dated 6/23/00 12:36:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

Nettnewbie@... writes:

<<

Hello everyone!

I am an avid reader of this list but rarely a poster. I did post

about my initial denial from CIGNA POS in Florida about a month ago

however and I vowed to fight them. Well, I did and I won on my first

appeal! I just got the letter in the mail today. I spent about 24

hours down in the dumps after my denial and then spent the next 24

hours gathering info, organizing, tabulating and composing a lengthy,

detailed, well-supported letter with attached exhibits. So, for

those of you still fighting, don't give up.

FYI, in the interim, my husband and I scratched and borrowed every

dollar we could, and self payed for the surgery, which I had done on

June 7. I was in and out of the hospital in 24 hours and have had no

complications. I am eating small (did I say small?) portions of

whatever appeals to me and having no problems with it at all. By the

way, unlike others I have read about, my tastes have not changed

postop. What tasted good before surgery still tastes really good now

but I only eat about 10-20% of the amount I used to. I'm down 22#

since surgery which seems pretty good to me.

Best of luck to all the preops and everyone else researching,

fighting insurance and trying to make the right decision.

Kris

------------------------------------------------------------------------

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ARE YOU AT RISK?

Find out and win $1500!

http://click.egroups.com/1/5602/3/_/453517/_/961788221/ " >Click Here!

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[Guest guest]

Congrat Kris! We are wearing Cigna down, folks!!!!! Now you get a big hefty

refund check to spend on that new wardrobe! Go girl!

Regards,

Debbie in IL

Cigna approved on 3rd appeal for daughter (BMI 45)

Counting on Cigna for Debbie (BMI 40)--online form submitted 6/22

n a message dated 6/23/00 12:36:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time,

Nettnewbie@... writes:

<<

Hello everyone!

I am an avid reader of this list but rarely a poster. I did post

about my initial denial from CIGNA POS in Florida about a month ago

however and I vowed to fight them. Well, I did and I won on my first

appeal! I just got the letter in the mail today. I spent about 24

hours down in the dumps after my denial and then spent the next 24

hours gathering info, organizing, tabulating and composing a lengthy,

detailed, well-supported letter with attached exhibits. So, for

those of you still fighting, don't give up.

FYI, in the interim, my husband and I scratched and borrowed every

dollar we could, and self payed for the surgery, which I had done on

June 7. I was in and out of the hospital in 24 hours and have had no

complications. I am eating small (did I say small?) portions of

whatever appeals to me and having no problems with it at all. By the

way, unlike others I have read about, my tastes have not changed

postop. What tasted good before surgery still tastes really good now

but I only eat about 10-20% of the amount I used to. I'm down 22#

since surgery which seems pretty good to me.

Best of luck to all the preops and everyone else researching,

fighting insurance and trying to make the right decision.

Kris

------------------------------------------------------------------------

1 out of 3 have it and they don't know it.

ARE YOU AT RISK?

Find out and win $1500!

http://click.egroups.com/1/5602/3/_/453517/_/961788221/ " >Click Here!

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[Guest guest]

Hello everyone!

I am an avid reader of this list but rarely a poster. I did post

about my initial denial from CIGNA POS in Florida about a month ago

however and I vowed to fight them. Well, I did and I won on my first

appeal! I just got the letter in the mail today. I spent about 24

hours down in the dumps after my denial and then spent the next 24

hours gathering info, organizing, tabulating and composing a lengthy,

detailed, well-supported letter with attached exhibits. So, for

those of you still fighting, don't give up.

FYI, in the interim, my husband and I scratched and borrowed every

dollar we could, and self payed for the surgery, which I had done on

June 7. I was in and out of the hospital in 24 hours and have had no

complications. I am eating small (did I say small?) portions of

whatever appeals to me and having no problems with it at all. By the

way, unlike others I have read about, my tastes have not changed

postop. What tasted good before surgery still tastes really good now

but I only eat about 10-20% of the amount I used to. I'm down 22#

since surgery which seems pretty good to me.

Best of luck to all the preops and everyone else researching,

fighting insurance and trying to make the right decision.

Kris