Some good news, but trying not to get my hopes up too much.
I had my initial nutrition consultation with my surgeon's nurse and coordinator yesterday, and she thinks that my insurance SHOULD approve me for a revision/conversion from lap-band to RNY with only a letter of medical necessity from my PCP, a psych eval, and the nutrition consult, instead of having to jump through all the hoops again for approval. Now whether the insurance will agree with her, we'll just have to wait and see, lol. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but I'm trying not to get my hopes up. If everything gets approved, I'm hoping to have surgery around the beginning of June. If not, it could be several more months, since I'd have to do 90 days of dietitian appointments.
I finally got my PCP to send the letter of medical necessity today, so that's one less thing to get done. I have an appointment for the psych eval on Saturday. Hopefully, we can get everything submitted around the beginning of next week, and then it's just a matter of waiting.
Lap-Band 2007
Lap-Band Replaced 2011
APPROVED for revision to RNY! Awaiting surgery date!