Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 welcome sera. on spotlighthealth, obesityhelp there are sample letters. lori h. > Hello everyone! > > My name is Sera and I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I > live in the northwest, I'm 29, I have 2 kids and I am married. I > have been reading about WLS for a long while now. I jumped through > all the right hoops and got a recommendation to go see a doctor for > surgery, but now my insurance company sayes they don't cover it. > Funny thing is, that before I began I talked to a lady at the > insurance company and she said it was covered as long as I was > refered to the specialist, (which I was). So I called again last > night and the insurance company said, that it should be covered and > to appeal it. I would greatly appreicate any advice y'all can give > me on successful appeals. Any words of advice? pleeeeaaasssseeee > > Also I would like to thank the gastric bypass family founders and all > those part of the family. I love the group and the website. > Extremely helpful! > > thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 welcome sera. on spotlighthealth, obesityhelp there are sample letters. lori h. > Hello everyone! > > My name is Sera and I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. I > live in the northwest, I'm 29, I have 2 kids and I am married. I > have been reading about WLS for a long while now. I jumped through > all the right hoops and got a recommendation to go see a doctor for > surgery, but now my insurance company sayes they don't cover it. > Funny thing is, that before I began I talked to a lady at the > insurance company and she said it was covered as long as I was > refered to the specialist, (which I was). So I called again last > night and the insurance company said, that it should be covered and > to appeal it. I would greatly appreicate any advice y'all can give > me on successful appeals. Any words of advice? pleeeeaaasssseeee > > Also I would like to thank the gastric bypass family founders and all > those part of the family. I love the group and the website. > Extremely helpful! > > thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 thanks lori, I will take a look > > Hello everyone! > > > > My name is Sera and I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. > I > > live in the northwest, I'm 29, I have 2 kids and I am married. > I > > have been reading about WLS for a long while now. I jumped > through > > all the right hoops and got a recommendation to go see a doctor > for > > surgery, but now my insurance company sayes they don't cover it. > > Funny thing is, that before I began I talked to a lady at the > > insurance company and she said it was covered as long as I was > > refered to the specialist, (which I was). So I called again last > > night and the insurance company said, that it should be covered > and > > to appeal it. I would greatly appreicate any advice y'all can > give > > me on successful appeals. Any words of advice? pleeeeaaasssseeee > > > > Also I would like to thank the gastric bypass family founders and > all > > those part of the family. I love the group and the website. > > Extremely helpful! > > > > thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2004 Report Share Posted January 24, 2004 thanks lori, I will take a look > > Hello everyone! > > > > My name is Sera and I just wanted to say hi and introduce myself. > I > > live in the northwest, I'm 29, I have 2 kids and I am married. > I > > have been reading about WLS for a long while now. I jumped > through > > all the right hoops and got a recommendation to go see a doctor > for > > surgery, but now my insurance company sayes they don't cover it. > > Funny thing is, that before I began I talked to a lady at the > > insurance company and she said it was covered as long as I was > > refered to the specialist, (which I was). So I called again last > > night and the insurance company said, that it should be covered > and > > to appeal it. I would greatly appreicate any advice y'all can > give > > me on successful appeals. Any words of advice? pleeeeaaasssseeee > > > > Also I would like to thank the gastric bypass family founders and > all > > those part of the family. I love the group and the website. > > Extremely helpful! > > > > thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 welcome to the group, julie. & congrats on getting to the greener side. did it take forever to hook up w/ carnie's doc? lori h. > Hi Everyone, > > I just wanted to introduce myself, as I am a new member. I had my surgery 19 > days ago and have lost 40 pounds already! That was a magic moment for me > when I got on the scale this morning. I live in San Diego and my surgeon was Sr. > Alan Wittgrove, the same Dr. that performed Carnie 's and I must say he > is the best! > > I look forward to getting to know all of you and wish you all luck! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2004 Report Share Posted January 25, 2004 welcome to the group, julie. & congrats on getting to the greener side. did it take forever to hook up w/ carnie's doc? lori h. > Hi Everyone, > > I just wanted to introduce myself, as I am a new member. I had my surgery 19 > days ago and have lost 40 pounds already! That was a magic moment for me > when I got on the scale this morning. I live in San Diego and my surgeon was Sr. > Alan Wittgrove, the same Dr. that performed Carnie 's and I must say he > is the best! > > I look forward to getting to know all of you and wish you all luck! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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