waiting & hoping

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Charlotte, I was 55 when I had my surgery on Jan 10, 2000. I'm sure you can

still take your primpro. I use a hormone patch. Your body will change after

surgery.

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hi, yes I have had the same thing. They say the Doc has to call they won't

tell me anything. But they did say that there wasn't any denial.

hugs and slugs, marg

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Jeanne,

Thanks for the encouragement. I am just so anxious to go ahead with

this. I have been waiting three months for my apt. with PCP!

I have a question for anyone out there. I am 52 and take Prempro

hormone replacement. Do you know if I can continue this after the

surgery?

Also I have been calling my ins. co. (Cigna) since Dr. R. faxed them

the request for approval. He faxed it July 24. When I called Aug. 3

they said they hadn't gotten it. I faxed it to them myself that day

and made sure every page went through. When I called yesterday the

person I talked to said there was nothing about it on my record but

if it was being reviewed it wouldn't have been " scanned " onto my

record. When I wanted to talk to someone to see where it was, I was

told Dr. R's office would have to call. They would only talk to the

doctor's office, not me. Has anyone else had this problem?

Thanks.

in Charlotte

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Also I have been calling my ins. co. (Cigna) since Dr. R. faxed them

> the request for approval. He faxed it July 24. When I called Aug.

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> in Charlotte

I have Cigna (they used to be healthsource) do you have an

exclusion for WLS. I forget what page in the patient contract it is

but the exclusion was " KK " . If you do they will be hard to fight.

They have denied me 3 times. I have a complaint being submitted to

the NC insurance commission by my lawyer. Hopefully you will have

better luck than me. Keep us posted on your progress. Best of luck

to all of us fighting for our lives. I think the way Cigna treats us

is disgraceful. Maybe if we can get enough Cigna denials together,

we could have a class action suit against them. I am at my wits end

and can't afford to self-pay because Cigna also has a clause that

they will not pay for any complications related to a treatment that

they excluded. Sorry for venting....Thanks for listening. ,

Denver, NC BMI 53, MGB hopeful since 2/19. Denver is right outside

Charlotte near Lake Norman.