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Yes, you can often get insurance cover for your Weight Loss Surgery. Our own Craig "Big-T" Thompson has been there and done that, and he's written an e-book about it.  |
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02-25-2008, 01:44 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: May 2007 Location: minnesota
Posts: 4,234
Weight Statistics july 21, 2007 Start Date:
august 17, 2007 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 339 lb Start Weight:
179 lb Current Weight:
160 lb Goal Weight:
160 lb Weight Loss:
19 lb Lb Left to Lose:
47.197640118 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 54.7100550964 BMI Start:
28.8882001837 BMI Current:
25.8218549128 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  |  some insurance companies require things like this, they say it is to see if a supervised diet will do the trick instead of having to go for the actual surgery, in my opinion it is a way of the insurance company to try to side track or get you discouraged so you dont have the surgery. a couple years ago i had an insurance comapny that required 1 year of a supervised diet,, so i gave up. then when i got my new insurance i checked into it and had it done, good luck!!
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02-25-2008, 01:46 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cottondale Alabama
Posts: 578
Weight Statistics 12-19-07 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 228 lb Start Weight:
144 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
84 lb Weight Loss:
4 lb Lb Left to Lose:
36.8421052632 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 40.3839758125 BMI Start:
25.5056689342 BMI Current:
24.7971781305 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Honestly, I am not sure why except to see that we really try to make an effort on our own first. However, my pcp kinda laughed at this and said I wouldn't be going thru all this in order to get surgery if I had not already tried everything. Which is true!! Not all insurances require this. Mostly BC/BS. So just relax and jump thru the hoop. The 7 weight-ins will be over before you know it. Make sure to have your height measured at each weigh in and discuss any exercise you are doing or the lack of due to health issues so it can be documented. I already had my surgery date before I was finished with my supervised diet. Once I had my last weigh in, my pcp faxed the info right to the surgeon's office and I was approved in about an hour. Had my surgery the next month. Good Luck! |
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02-25-2008, 02:11 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Posts: 7,520
Weight Statistics 4/1/07 Start Date:
4/19/07 Surgery Date:
5' 9" Height: 258 lb Start Weight:
165 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
93 lb Weight Loss:
36.0465116279 % % Lost:
04/19/2008 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 38.0957781979 BMI Start:
24.36357908 BMI Current:
24.36357908 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass   | it could just be the policy or what have you. i did not have this requirement. i just think it is another way to make you wait to be honest. is there a required amount youhave to lose? maybe its just for documentation that diets dont work? i wish you the best with this.
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02-25-2008, 02:30 PM
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| Whipper Snapper  Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Washington
Posts: 33
Weight Statistics 07/24/08 Start Date:
Aug 5th 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 5" Height: 362 lb Start Weight:
326 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
36 lb Weight Loss:
161 lb Lb Left to Lose:
9.94475138122 % % Lost:
08-05-09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 60.2333727811 BMI Start:
54.2433136095 BMI Current:
27.4544378698 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | My insurance also requires the 6 month sup diet. I'm right at the end of it. I think it is to make sure you are commited... not using the surgery as a easy way out, so I've heard some say. Anyone looking into surgery would know that its not the easy way... we've all tried everything under the moon and this is our last resort! I tried weight watchers for my sup diet and I lost 14 lbs the 1st month, then 3 the 2nd month, then maintained the same the next month and gained 1 lb the next month. It is so frustrating! Now I'm trying Atkins for the last month to see if I can get any more off... it just goes to show some of us really cant get it off no matter what we do! Good luck to you! Its a frustrating road for sure!
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02-25-2008, 02:50 PM
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| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: AZ
Posts: 1,227
Weight Statistics January 1, 2008 Start Date:
January 11, 2008 Surgery Date:
5' 7" Height: 339 lb Start Weight:
219 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
120 lb Weight Loss:
54 lb Lb Left to Lose:
35.3982300885 % % Lost:
July 4, 2009 FIREWORKS, BABY! Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 53.0891067053 BMI Start:
34.2965025618 BMI Current:
25.8398306973 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Yep I had to do this- they wanted to see a Dr. was seeing me every month for 6 months to monitor my progress. (don't miss a month! For mine it had to be CONSECUTIVE or it started all over) They had no requirement to actually lose weight funny enough- but I think they want to see a commitment to the process, and that you are under a Dr.'s care before surgery as well.
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02-25-2008, 02:56 PM
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| Seasoned Veteran  Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hudson Falls, NY
Posts: 2,291
Weight Statistics 12-19-07 Start Date:
1-29-08 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 286 lb Start Weight:
174 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
112 lb Weight Loss:
24 lb Lb Left to Lose:
39.1608391608 % % Lost:
eventually Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 50.6570924666 BMI Start:
30.8193499622 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | Mine didn't specify what diet I had to be on or for how long, but I had to lose 5% of my body weight before surgery. My docs office required 10%, so they put you on a liquid protein drink and I lost 40lbs in 6 weeks.
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02-25-2008, 07:44 PM
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| WLS Master Guru  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: No. Los Angeles County, CA
Posts: 800
Weight Statistics 4.29.08 RNY Surgery Date:
5' 8" Height: 301 lb Start Weight:
241 lb Current Weight:
170 lb Goal Weight:
60 lb Weight Loss:
71 lb Lb Left to Lose:
19.9335548173 % % Lost:
Body Mass Index 45.7618944637 BMI Start:
36.6399221453 BMI Current:
25.8455882353 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass  | My insurance does not require a diet, but 6 month MD classwork on all the pros/cons, the pre/post-op diets, and healthy eating in general. It was run by a couple certified dietitians. I actually gained 8 pounds during that time, mostly in my current efforts to say "goodbye" to some foods I will probably never see again post-op. |
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02-25-2008, 07:51 PM
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| WLS Mentor  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: upstate ny
Posts: 1,368
Weight Statistics 1/10/08, the final endeavor, I WILL SUCCEED!!! Start Date:
3/12/08 Surgery Date:
5' 3" Height: 298 lb Start Weight:
195 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
103 lb Weight Loss:
55 lb Lb Left to Lose:
34.5637583893 % % Lost:
7/09 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 52.7825648778 BMI Start:
34.5389266818 BMI Current:
24.7971781305 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | you know, the time will fly by... did you discuss with the insurance the previous diets documented in your chart & your failures thus far??? that's all i needed to start my process.. then of course i'm in the middle/end of my 8 weeks of medifast(protein liquid diet) to loose the 10%.. good luck & welcome aboard!! LOL, |
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02-25-2008, 11:29 PM
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| Guru In Training  Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indianola, Iowa
Posts: 230
Weight Statistics May 5 Surgery Date:
5' 6" Height: 307 lb Start Weight:
220 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
87 lb Weight Loss:
70 lb Lb Left to Lose:
28.338762215 % % Lost:
June 2009 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index 49.5456841139 BMI Start:
35.5050505051 BMI Current:
24.2079889807 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass | I was told that they want to make sure ur committed to losing the weight. Obviously if we could completely do it on r own we wouldn't need the surgery. I'm in the process of finishing my drs visit and hopefully next month send in my papers to the ins co. I'm soooo nervous because it's always in the back of my mind whether or not they will want something else. I've been told to jump through whatever hoops they tell u 2, don't ask questions and don't offer ur opinion and everything will work out. Good luck, keep us posted.
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