Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC

Thank you so much, you are a very pretty lady, I am sorry you had to jump through all the hoops, but I can see  you are happy now!!! You look great!!   love,  

hi and welcome.. i'm new here as well. and i have bcbs of nc and so far so smooth.. i had my sleep apnea last night and scheduled for my cbc-tsh on august 16th and my ekg and chest x-ray on august 23rd.. so far no problems.. wishing you luck, as i'm going down the same road as you...

Thank you so much!!  just think before long WE will be on the loser side, if you get there first, save me a seat!!

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Welcome to the North Side estherd!!!  I have BCBS and it took them less than a week to make determination in my case. It might have even taken less time if it weren't for the 4th of July holiday. I can tell you besides the normal things that they look for (i.e., cardiology, GI, and nutrition), they also require a full psychiatric evaluation. My first letter submitted was from a psychiatrist who just made a recommendation saying I would be an appropriate candidate for bariatric surgery and they rejected it saying they needed a full psych eval. I hope that helps. Best of luck to you for a speedy approval and congratulations on your decision to have surgery. It will be a wonderful life changing event! Let us know if you have any other comments or questions. You will see, you can ask just about anything here. Take care!

Thank you!  I am so grateful for people like you, that help me along. I will make sure my psychiatric evaluation is documented correctly. Thank you again. I wrote you a message also, earlier before I saw this post, and I was saying  cant believe you need to lose weight, you look great!! love, 

Hi Esther! I post on here all the time, as my doc is in Concord NC.   A recommendation about BCBS.  Call the phone number on the back of your card and get connected to a customer service rep.  Get her name and extension, tell her what you are hoping to do, and ask for her help.  Get her to walk you thru everything.  Then call her on a regular basis and build a friendship.  I have BCBS IL and I did this.  Deborah was fantastic and totally in my corner.  From time to time, paperwork can get misplaced at the ins co, and having a friend on the inside makes a huge difference.  I had someone write me just yesterday that she had done this and she had gotten approved.  Good luck!

Hello,    Thank you so much. I will do that right away, I dont know what I would do without all of you, I would of never of thought to call and get a certain persons name.  Thank you so very much. love,

I understand!   I didn't think of it by myself, someone else posted on the board months ago about it, and I decided it made sense.  And it sure did work!  Good luck and have fun!

I have BCB, S State and had to submit a 5 year wgt history, see a nutrionist and have a pysh. consult. I had approval within 5 days. Good luck and welcome, I am a newbie too!

Thank you for your information, I am so glad to hear such encouraging things. Were new now, but just think, we'll be on the other side before long, I cant wait!! love,