Thank you Gary Viscio!!
Well, I can finally come out and say it--I owe my approval to Gary. Everything went so quickly for my second appeal. I sent my package to Gary on January 27th. Yestrday I called and heard I was approved. Today I received a personal phone call from Aetna to let me know they had contacted my surgeon and would be approving the surgery. The representative couldn't have been nicer. I have had Aetna for 9 years and have had very good experiences with them. This approval took a bit of time, but now I can look forward and put it all behind me.
Gary, I couldn't have done it without your advice and intervention.
If there is anyone out there who is planning to have surgery, he is the man to help navigate insurance issues. He has a service that assists with the pre-approval letters to hopefully avoid the appeal process altogether. His fees are very reasonable. You can see everything his office offers on obesitylawyers.com
Best of luck to anyone who is out there who is fighting the fight.
DON'T GIVE UP!!!
Krista