I got approved and here's how

Hi,

Well I finally got approved for my revision from lap band to DS.  My surgery is scheduled for Jan. 29th.  It was a lot of hard work.  I didn't have high blood pressure, or diabetes but I did have sleep apnea.  If you snore get yourself checked out.  In fact my sleep apnea is so severe that I throw pvc while I sleep(it's affecting my heart).  My BMI is 52.  I had every fill and unfill that was done and I had documentation from my PCP about my ongoing weight issues.  I also had an EGD done to make sure that the band was failing me.  My surgeon also wrote a very convincing letter.  If you get denied try and do a peer to peer review.  I do believe that the strong wording in my surgeon's letter helped.  It took me six months to finally get everything approved and now I have a surgery date.  I also stayed in close contract with my nurse case manager at my insurance company.  Hope this helps someone.
 

Steph

Congrats but Jan 29th?? Is that next year or did you mean another month?

Sorry June 29th

What Insurance do you have? Am currently in the process of getting approved but I do not have a five year weight history.