philly2dc

Hi philly2dc,

I just checked my blog, thank you for reading and responding.

I have BCBS ppo, and had to do the following;

pulmonary clearence

see a psychiatrist for clearence

see a nutritionist

have a BMI of 40+ OR 35+ with one or more comorbidities, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea.. for the past 5 years.

have a sleep study done

get a letter of need from my PCP (in my case, I used my OB/GYN as she is the only one I have seen consistantly over the years)

Some insurances also want documentation of previous weight loss attempts-I called weight watchers and was able to get my history, I joined (and failed) 15 times!! Also, I have records of joining (and failing) Jenny Craig and NutriSystem.

Let me know if you have any other questions, I will be happy to answer them if I am able.