Guest guest Posted December 12, 2000 Report Share Posted December 12, 2000 Hi Sherry, I have CIGNA (currently PPO and switching to HMO on 01/01/01). I had no trouble being approved but keep in mind that every plan is different based on their agreement with your employer. I was told they approved based on their criteria (didn't say what that criteria was) but that was with my particular plans. Others have said their plan specifically excludes. I called my 800 contact number and asked whether it was an exclusion and was told no - therefore I proceeded with the approval process which took about two weeks from the time they received the letter from Dr. R. I am 41 years old with a starting BMI of 49 by the way. As for the amount bypassed - I know there is one person currently on the postop site who only had 3-1/2 feet bypassed specifically for the purpose of not losing too much weight. Hope this helps. on MGB 10/04/00 Preop 275 -29 pounds in 2 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2000 Report Share Posted December 12, 2000 Thank each of you for all of the information in such a short period of time. I may need to vent while working my way through the process. Again, thanks for all of your help. I'm going to call Cigna now to see if it is excluded in my employer's plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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