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Hey everyone,
I am new to the site, and I am in the process of undergoing rny, super excited an nervous of course! I have been to a seminar and support group meeting, just need to meet with the dietician and do my psyc evaluation which I have appointments for both. I am praying to have my surgery before this year ends which is cutting it close, but I'm halfway there with all of the requirements. I am also on the site for extra support and help with questions I am sure I will be asking along the way.
I have UHC in NC (California policy). I had the DS this past Friday and it was covered (at least the pre-approval said it was). The usual caveats applies (weight and co-morbidities) + a "demonstrated weight loss attempt of at least 6 months". I went to the doctor for 4 and then had the surgeon submit those records along with 6 months of weigh****chers and they approved on the first pass. Not sure about you but I was at 44.8 BMI with all of the fat diseases - high blood pressure, sleep apnea, high cholesterol, borderline diabetic.
Good luck.
HW 310 CW 222 SW 295 GW 175
DS 10/10/14 by Dr. Ranjan Sudan - Duke Medicine
I had my surgery at UNC and I loved them! They walked me through every step and were nicer than any I have ever worked with. I started talking to the people at Duke first as I live in Durham but I felt like I was just a number in their system.
I have Medicare. I had UNC for 7 years and they wouldn't cover it. I tried with them in 2008 and 2009. Good Luck.
Who is your insurance provider? I have UHC and am trying to find someone that has them to see if they changed their guidline
I had my original consult at the Raleigh Duke office, but my Dr told me he could get me to surgery sooner @ the Durham office, so all my procedures/visits will be in the Durham. The Raleigh office took FOREVER to contact me after submitting the health questionnaire online, then 4 weeks to schedule the initial consult, then they had to reschedule my initial consult for 3 weeks later. So it took about 3 months to get an initial consult appt. Then it took 6 weeks after the initial consult to get a EGD appt. I hope the surgery is scheduled faster....LOL all this waiting us driving me nuts...LOL
Seems to have been hibernating for some time now.
HW: 478+ Consult: 478 Pre Op: 453 SW: 438 CW: 293 (7-20-15) GW: 225 LBS Gone: 185
VSG with Dr. T. Ryan Heider at the Center for Surgical Weight Loss at Lake Norman 11-6-14
Already hibernating for the winter?
First visit to surgeon - 288 ~ bmi 45.1
2 week pre-op 252 ~ bmi 39.5
Total lost - 153 Since surgery - 117!
Goal weight - 155 (mine) 180 (surgeons)
Current weight - 135 (2020 I lost 10lbs due to dedicating myself to working out more and being in better shape)
Extended TT, lipo, fat injections - 11/2011
BA/BL/Arm Lift - 7/2014
Scar revision on arms - 3/2015
HALO laser on arms/neck 9/2016
Thigh lift 10/2020
Wow this board is dead. Where is everyone?
HW: 478+ Consult: 478 Pre Op: 453 SW: 438 CW: 293 (7-20-15) GW: 225 LBS Gone: 185
VSG with Dr. T. Ryan Heider at the Center for Surgical Weight Loss at Lake Norman 11-6-14
My surgery is upcoming (10/10). My dr is from the Duke group. My recommendation at this moment is to try the Durham office over the Raleigh one. I have had to push this thing through myself. My partner is having WLS too and has had the same experience (phone calls not returned, schedules messed up, pre-op package not complete). I still feel confident in my surgeon based on his reputation. The office staff seems sweet but they are not very efficient.
