Guest guest Posted October 14, 2001 Report Share Posted October 14, 2001 Woo-HOO, CAROLE!!! Conga-rats deluxe!!!! (and thanks, Judie.. I missed this in the original post!). YAY, Carole!!! Hugs, Liane > - haven't had a cigarettes since last > Sunday (2 weeks tomorrow). > Carole>>>>>>>> > > <clapping> Good for you, Carole! You wont be sorry....after surgery you > wont even miss it! > > Hugs, Judie > > > Thanks Dawn and Chris > > > > " Remember to keep your conversations to approval or not based on the > > letter. I would not go discussing the procedure with them at all. Let > the > > doctor talk in medical terms to them (in the letter). " > > > > ------ > > I second what Dawn says here. My surgeon (Dr. Anthone) wrote the DS > > up as a distal roux-en-Y with gastrectomy. It is technically almost > > correct. My " approval " letter lists that the requested surgery is > > approved and then on the same page states that the DS will not be > > covered (I have Aetna). If I made the mistake of mentioning that I > > was getting the DS, I could have blown Dr. A's cover (so to speak). > > Let your surgeon handle things at least for the first round. Refer > > to you surgery in vauge terms that are non-medical or let them call > > it a " gastric bypass " (though it is not). Make sure that the paper > > gets from Dept. A to Dept. B intact. I lost a month because my > > request was " lost " between departments (alegedly). > > > > Hull > > > > Thanks Dawn and Chris. good point and good warning. My letter is very > > similar to Dr. Anthone's. It says Gastric Bypass with Long Limb roux-en-y > > with cholecystectomy. > > Thanks also for the heads up on checking that the letter gets to the > correct > > dept. > > I am most concerned that they will say I have a pre-existing condition, > even > > tho when I called for info about this they said it refers to any chronic > > condition for which I received treatment in the previous 6 months before > > becoming insured, and I didn't go to a Dr. for any condition in the > previous > > 6 months except bronchitis. But how can you require bariatric surgery > > without having been fat for more than 6 months? > > I just hope they will ok it. > > By the way, I am still quitting smoking - haven't had a cigarettes since > last > > Sunday (2 weeks tomorrow). > > Carole > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 14, 2001 Report Share Posted October 14, 2001 Hey Liane! How are you, hun? I finished the Pro Blend you sent me so had to reorder more yesterday....... thanks for what you sent me! Hugs, Judie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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