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how do we know just what is the exact correct wording? my pcp seems totally unfamiliar with what I need from him, I will have to practically write it myself and see if he will sign it

so you can use the weight from a hospital procedure? I might need to do that-- for bcbs MI

my pcp acts totally oblivious as to the letter of medical necessity/recommendation--- I gave him the paperwork (sample letter and details to add to it) but I'm not sure they even kept it in my chart, same with the weight documentation log-- it's going to be like pulling teeth getting both those things to my bariatric surgeon, I do already have a date though!

Good afternoon! August 20 for my sister and me

My sister and I just got our surgery dates, set for August 20, now it seems like it might really happen! Same hospital, same surgeon, same day

bsbcMI, the only way to get rewarded with a very fast surgery date is to eat yourself up to 50 and over bmi and it doesn't matter what or how many co-morbidities you have, you can never get a quicker surgery date, the only thing that matters is exactly how fat you are

no, i don't want it done unfairly, everybody should have to do the same requirements with the same insurance company--- well in fairyland I guess that might happen-- I am very fat, and did eat myself up to where i am---(if I had known 50 was the magic number I would have tried harder) - if the rest of you didn't, well you are saints or something-- I'm also old and every month counts -- once i have a date i will be the most pleasant old lady you could find-- it's the waiting that's got me on edge and making my stomach feel like there's a cement fist grinding in there

What gets me and is unfair, if you are up to a 50 or more bmi you don't have to do any diet crap at all--- maybe it should be the other way around? shouldn't the over-50-BMI people have to prove they are compliant and will actually lose and follow directions? the heart disease, the high blood pressure, diabetes-- are they hoping we will just die and go away if they make us wait 6 months? ok i guess this is a little rant-- after reading all the insurance screw-ups and delays i'm going to be in panic mode until the dang 6 months is up and they approve the surgery (surgery itself doesn't scare me at all, it's just the WAITING for no good reason) that is all

I'm still wondering why, when we don't have to get bcbs approval for knee surgeries, back surgery, hysterectomy, why do they make us go through so many stupid hoops and delays to get this life-saving cost-effective surgery? (I have BCBS-MI, my sister who weighs 70 or 80 pounds more than I do, does not have to wait at all, extremely unfair!)

has anyone done the six month required diet and then been turned down because you lost a couple pounds too much? I'm three months into the 6-month requirement and afraid to actually lose any- i do have 4 or 5 co-morbidities but don't want to get turned down!