[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by jblack

Took the better part of a year from my first appointment to getting approval. I had to go through a huge battery of tests (colonoscopy, endoscopy, nuclear stress test, MRI, sleep study, blood work) before my general doctor would give the recomendation and the referral to Dr. Davis.

Then I had to wrangle up 5 years of medical history paperwork showing that I have been obese. And then my general doctor had to write a letter of recomendation. And everyone knows how slow doctors can be, lol.

Once all of the paperwork was together, it didn't take much longer than ~2 weeks for the insurance company to approve it. When we called to ask if they even covered GBP surgery, they said the requirements were simply 5 year weight history and a letter from the doctor detailing why I needed the surgery and how it would help me medically.

Wow, that's a lot of effort! But I am sure it will all be worth it in the end!