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:confused: Hey everybody! My husband and I are going through this together. Our last appointment for the 6 mo. plan is Jan. 20th and I get more nervous by the day. I'm worried about insurance not wanting to pay for 2 surgeries. Anyone have experience with this? Here are our stats. Me: 40BMI @ consult, severe sleep apnea, psych eval (done), dietician appt. (done), and 11 lbs. lost during 6 month diet (currently 39 BMI). My husband: 44 BMI at consult, diabetes, high BP, fatty liver, psych eval (done), dietician appt. (done), 15 lbs. lost during 6 month diet. I think my husband's good to go, but I'm nervous about my approval. Have any good info or tips for us? We have Aetna Select POS II plan. Thanks for any info!

Hi everyone! This is my first post. I've just started the 6 mo. diet plan. My BMI is 40 w/no comorbidities. I have Aetna, and I'm afraid they won't approve me if I lose wieght and drop below a 40 BMI. I'm also worried that I won't be covered if I don't lose any weight during the 6 months. Anybody have any insight? :biggrin:

ocbreeze4u....No bother at all! Thank you very much. My doctor has me doing the 6 mo. plan, 2 meetings w/ dietician, 1 psych eval, and 1 or 2 meetings with their own trainer. He said all physical activity has to be documented. Even if it's just a walk around the block. Will aetna accept my own notes of when and how long I excersized?

Thanks for the insight! ALOT of good information here! I'm taking my sleep apnea test Aug. 14th. I never thaught I'd say this, but "I hope I have sleep apnea" LOL!

Thanks everyone! If I lose 1-2 pounds, my BMI will drop to a 39 and I won't qualify. I'll have to do as mentioned above and check with Aetna on wether they go by your BMI before or after the 6 mo. I'm just afraid to inquire about it. I'm worried that they'll note the account that I called in about that, then use it against me later saying I tried to manipulate the diet. Am I being too paranoid?

Were you approved? Did you have any problems? How much weight did you lose?