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I don't have a surgeon yet....about the only thing I've done is pass the verbal pre-screening to join the program and schedule my first call with the bariatric nurse. I DO have high bad cholesterol and low good (I forget which is which), and sleep apnea. I know this isn't a comorbidity, but found out today I will be having a knee surgery April 3....and I know that it is partially due to my weight....so I gotta lose it so I don't need the other done. Hopefully that will be a contributing factor for approval.

@Diana_in_Philly, that is great (and sane, lol) advice! I've noticed too with my carrier that it also depends on who I speak to on their helpfulness....which I guess goes for just about anywhere, tbh. The last person I spoke with basically gave verbatim what was already available in the policy documents already available online, but that doesn't mean the next person won't be helpful. I have spoken to great people there before, albeit on different topics. Thank you!!!

Thank you SO much, this is immensely helpful!!! I have UHC and like Mandybb I had to enroll in the bariatric program. I've just begun the process though, my first phone consult with the bariatric nurse isn't for 3 weeks. No one has said what weight they go by, though....if I drop below 40 during my 6 month required dieting, will UHC deny me? I'm worried.

This is nerve-wracking, but I see I am not alone!.....I'm just over 40 also and my insurance is requiring 6-months doctor supervised dieting....and of course they have not said what weight they will go by. I don't have my first phone consult with the insurance's bariatric nurse for 3 weeks. Hopefully I can find someone on here that went through that with the insurance I have. Good luck to everyone!