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I called the doctors office for a consult. They called me and told me about how my insurance does cover the surgery and they sent me my packet to fill out and my date for the seminar. In my packet it asked me about diets I have been on previously. I have lost weight with diets but then either plateaued or gained it back. Will that get me denied if I put that I have been on diets before and they have had me lose actual weight or no? Next question is I have BCBS Federal and trying to find out from others with the same kind of policy how long it took you start to finish and what all they asked for you to do. Will I have to do a 3 month diet as well just wondering or is it different for every surgeon.

You are the bomb thank you for helping me and relieving some of my stress I tend to get a little nervous because I feel these insurance companies our little too much when it comes to covering something that somebody needs and not just wants to want it. I hope all your stuff continues to go through and if you need any help or support you always know where to find me.

That is awesome thank u so much. One other question I have is my insurance is requiring me to do the 3 month medical supervised diet. My question is if I go under the 40 BMI during this could it deny me too or is the insurance just wanting to see if i am dedicated to losing the weight.

Have a question went and got a copy of my weight and realized I didn't go to the Dr last year at all. But did go in 2015 and this year will my insurance kick me back since I didn't go last year and couldn't show the proof for my weight last year. I still weigh the same this year. Just wondering all the paper is, is a line graph

No I wasn't referred to anyone I just decided if they didn't want to help me I would help myself....lol. I paid out of pocket like 60.00 a month for my meal plans and workout plans. I have done weight watchers before but many years ago and tried the 904 thin diet but did that without actually going to them as it was 1900 for the plan and it was a really bad thing I couldn't eat no more than 500 a day which was not good... so I guess we shall see im hoping just me provided how long I did it will def help me even though my pcp didn't. I am going to do the 3 month diet as well through my pcp since that is what the insurance requires

well i have been in there to talk to them meaning my pcp and of course they tried to tell me maybe a pill could help with the weight loss or maybe I should try to diet and exercise they also ran the test to see about HBP, cholestrol, thyroid etc and of course all my stuff is negative. So I kinda felt like I wasted 25.00 to go listen to all of that but i do go yearly for my physical and they take my weight every time i get sick or even enter the building. I ended up going through a friend who was losing weight and she hooked me up with a trainer who lived in Tennessee and i tried her program lost but gained it all back. I just hate wasting time with insurance if they are just going to pull my chain. Heck I pay an arm and a leg just to have them....lol

Okay that is awesome. I called my insurance today and got a little confused about what they were saying. They said I of course had to do the 3 month medically supervised diet which I am fine with but they also said I had to show I had been on a diet plan throughout the last year. I ask how in the heck do I show proof of that if the personal trainer i was working with is not a medical doctor. In some instances I think it is great to get the info from them but not all the agents at BCBS Federal know what they were talking about. I am just ready to be done with it and live happy

Noworneverthin that is awesome. Was it pretty expensive to pay out of pocket.

that is awesome good luck to you I know you will do great.

I weigh right now 225 and fluctuate between that and 227. Congrats on the weight loss

that is awesome my main concern was I have tried some diets some not so realistic and have lost at least 20 pounds but my weight either comes back right away or my body will plateau and not move any further. I just don't want to go through this all and get denied because i have lost weight before

I called last week and they say it usually takes a week to hear back and I heard back about two days after a rec'd my packet today. I would have already been at a seminar but they are only on thursdays and i work so i had to do it on a sat and there is only one a month so i go aug 12

are you doing self pay or did you go through ur insurance if so who do you have and how long did it take to get to this part

So I have a few questions. I see everyone putting on here what there insurance requires and they are saying something to the affect of a 3 month medical diet. How does the diet work and do you have a certain amount of time you have to be on it. How long does the process take from start to finish, meaning from the day you call til the day you get approved. I have BCBS Federal and see people are saying that they are getting approved with in a week after submitting. Def hope mine works out this way. Any info on how it all works would be greatly appreciated. I do have a BMI of 41.1

Thank u guys have any of u guys been on a diet and lost and just gained it back. Just wondering I'm ready to get this surgery done. I have had many diets that I had lost weight but gained it all back.