please help our mom

please check out the page we have set up for mom on my space and check out the blog. www.myspace.com/help~our~mom. she is wanting to have the lap band surgery at georgetown ky. she's attempted but her insurance never went thru. this is our hope for mom for mothers day thanks debra luckett

Hi there! Sorry I was unable to open the link to myspace but I'm sorry that you guys are having so much difficulty. Personally, I've found that it's difficult to get an approval for weight loss surgery depending on your insurance coverage. I tried for 3 years off and on to get an insurance approval through United Healthcare but was eventually turned down. There was a provision in my policy that excluded bariatric surgery. I'm now on disability and have Medicare and have had no problems with them because they don't pre-approve surgery like most insurance companies. If you haven't already, I would start with the insurance company and see if they do in fact cover weight loss surgery. Also, most surgeons have someone in the office who handles the insurance portion... you could also try there and see if maybe someone has just simply dropped the ball at the Dr.'s office. I'm from Alabama, so ofcourse I'm not familiar with your surgeon etc.. Just hang in there with your mom and I will pray for her that things will look up. God bless you too for trying so hard to help your mom better her life. She's very lucky to have such a great support system.. which is VERY important when going through this. HUGS!!!