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Waiting.. the hardest part?

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Day Dreamer

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My coordinator said she should have the approval from my insurance early next week. I suppose I am worried about if it will even be approved. I have been up and down this road a few times... never to pass the approval point. Now I concern myself with other worries.. insurance and weight.

 

Insurance - just reading post about people not being covered by a new insurance if they have had any type of WLS.... scary.

 

Weight - I tried the pre op diet to see if I could stick to it and now I lost weight putting my BMI too low. I stopped when I noticed that I was dropping weight but I haven't gained it back yet. I am sitting at 38.8 BMI and need 40 - OUCH! That means I need to gain 8 lbs to be back to my initial BMI. --(Maybe it was water weight?!?!)

 

I hope to hear from the coordinator soon... fingers crossed.

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roseyposey

The FDA just approved a BMI of 30 with just 1 health related wt. issue such as high blood pressure. So you should be ok. No need to put that wt. back on! Good luck! :)

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Day Dreamer

The FDA approved it but the insurance companies will be the slow going to update their standards. I think my insurance has the highest standards 40 BMI with no co-morbids, and 35 with 1+ co-morbidity. We shall see. Thnx :)

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