Sivey89

I have Independence BCBS (Philadephia based area), they required a 6 month weightloss program before surgery was approved. BCBS does differ by state and areas and may require a longer or shorter period. The way the wording was laid out, it sounds like your doctor needs to provide proof that you have been consecutively making an effort to lose the weight in a 12 month period. If the doctor is able to provide the necessary documentation, it sounds like insurance would be able to approve it, however, if they are not providing enough documentation, you may need to wait until it's been a full 12 months of proof. If you are in a "program", your doctor will be able to provide that, however, if you have only seen your doctor a few times, and they were aware you were trying to loose weight, but they did not provide a program for you, they seems as if it would not be enough proof. My surgeon's office has a specific weightloss program ALL patients must do before surgery. We need to meet with a dietiation multiple times and a physiologist and a psychologist to make sure we are progressing. Good luck to you!

I was sleeved Jan 31st. I'm down 40lbs now. I try to keep up with protein more than anything else, but it's hard to eliminate everything else.

I'm 5 days post op and I'm not taking Vitamins yet until 2 weeks post op. I have liquid Vicodin and a small pill for acid in my stomach, but I can swallow. My dr said as long as the pill is as small or smaller than an m&m I can swallow it. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App