Well that’s why the chicken crossed the road! :Dancing_chief:but is the grass always greener? Hmm?

Ok so as I attempted turbo kickboxing:Banane21: the other day I had yet another epiphany, what if I don’t weigh ENOUGH to get the surgery? I am 5' 9" and 270lbs. I border the 40 BMI range. I’m Fat and have no diagnosed co morbidities.

I have a STRONG family history. My grandfather was in his early 40 had a heart attack and died. My uncle (on my mom’s side) died also in his early 40s with heart disease. (Heart attack) my father 2 years ago with at the ripe old age of 51 had...wait for it... heart attack. He had pulmonary edema and is fighting SSI right now. He also has insulin dependent diabetes; my mom is pre diabetic with metformin (Ok I so can’t spell!) Mom also has sleep apnea. Cancer runs in my family (man why did I ever procreate? Oh yeah I make pretty babies)

SO I am there sweating my butt off and planning another class in 2 days, what happens if I lose too much weight prior to getting the appointment with the surgeon? I am getting my insurance cards in the mail, (just found out I am on Medicaid woo who I guess) I am in the phase where I record my eating, but not watching what I eat. I do end up watching it; I am not beating myself up about it. I’m only a week out so I guess that it’s ok. I am not talking about 15-20 lbs either I am talking about a simple 3lbs. three lbs takes me down to 39.3! Even if my Dr rounds to the nearest whole number, I am just under hence the non co morbidities rant.

Waaah. Ok growing up now… So I have a few options, I can either forgo the surgery (and yoyo diet yet again) or talk to the Dr once I get a chance. I firmly believe if this is supposed to happen it will!

hi.

I am 5'8 and 272 when i was approved for surgery. The only issues i had was back pain and not much of a serious family history. My Dr said that as long as i was over 40 BMI there was a high chance i would get aproved. So i started the process but in the back of my head i thought once the Ins saw my paperwork they would send me a letter "sorry, you are denied ..just go to the gym and stop eating". But 6 months later i got the aproval..i was in shock

Aproval also depend on what kind of Ins you have.

I am 3 months out and have lost almost 30lbs...it has been coming off slowly. But it was worth going though the whole process.

Good luck !

Hello,

I am 5'9" and 268-lbs. I have technically a BMI of 39.6....not the 40 as required by my insurance. I do however have high blood pressure and type II diabetes (both developed during my last pregnancy in 2008). I found out yesterday that I was pre-approved with Anthem BlueCross. The only requirements are for me to complete a Psych Eval and a Diatician visit (which I will complete at the beginning of March). The waiting part of the insurance approval is torturous, especially if you have decided that band surgery is really what you want.

I definitely know how you are feeling right now. I have a little clue for you.....I don't actually weigh 268....I was lucky enough to be weighed with clothes on. This included heavy winter boots, jeans, shirts, a large sweater, and a lot of misc stuff in my pockets to make me weigh heavier. The nurse taking my weight smiled and winked at me, but didn't say a thing. I have read on this forum that some people actually wore ankle weights! What a hoot!

I definitely believe that you should work with your doctor and see what he/she can do for you. I know that there are others on this website that have Medicaid and were able to get approval.

I really wish you the best of luck in your journey....whatever you decide!

Melissa