I have a date, a real date!!!!

For all those out there dealing with Aetna HMO - I finally have a surgery date of January 24th after 1 year of trying to obtain approval. My 6 month doctor supervised diet did not work (received two deniel's, they said he did not put enough in his clinical notes & when he sent a letter to clarify, they still denied me) so I finally went to the Hillcrest Lifestyles Program & had my Psych Evaluation and obtained approval in 3 days. So, all those wanting to have surgery, the Hillcrest program is $225.00 and the Psych evaluation $175.00 which is out of pocket of course. I am so excited to finally be on my way.

Congratulations Rita!! Looking forward to watching your progress! Heather

Heather: Thank you. Looked at your profile - you have done so well. What a great weightloss. Can't wait to join you. Rita

Hi Rita! It's always so nice to hear things like that! I've made it a point not to compare myself to others in this journey!! I'm just an email away if you ever need to chat or have questions! Heather

Congrats Rita! What a wonderful way to start off the new year!!! Cyndi Dr. Fisher @ St. Francis, Tulsa 08/16/2004 -81 lbs. 306/225/???

Cyndi: Thanks, I am very excited about my upcoming surgery. It looks like you are doing very well with your weight loss. Hope I do as well as you have. Rita