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Has anyone had to go through a 12 month medically supervised diet and exercise program in order to even be considered for bariatric surgery? This sounds extreme to me.

Well I talked to my insurance and yes they are the ones who require a 12 month program..Well I will hit my 12 months in July and I guess I will have to make sure everything is in order so there is not more delays for my approval..

I know exactly what you are talking about and I am too wondering about this. I am reading a book i found on this topic (just started) and i guess i will see what I learn and I will share whatever information I get from it. But this is my miserable existence also, and I cant bear it anymore. Sometimes I wonder if I should go to overeaters anonymous but I cant make myself. The thought of doing a 12 step program like im a drunk or a junkie does not sit well with me. But I have a couple of months (four) to figure out how to manage my self destructive eating habits before presenting to my insurance. I need this surgery I feel like it will help me to not eat as much and give me time to change my bad habit of overeating

Well, our insurance does cover the lap band or any weightloss surgery but they want me to do a 12 month medically supervised diet and excerise program so now i have to do that before i get the surgery. I guess I have to do it..dont know what else to do at this point. thanks for the responses.:smile2:

Im also, giving myself an anxiety attack...waiting for a response...and I just only found out that my paperwork was submitted to my insurance on friday 9/3/10 and it being a long holiday..and all that...I hope I dont have to wait soo long..Im such an impatient person...omg...

amazing!!!!! lucky you...i still waiting for my paperwork to be submitted to the insurance....hopefully i will get lucky and i will have a very short wait...

The weightloss center, top surgeons...did anyone use these guys? I am using them right now and they are getting me in right away to do all my pre op appts and test and all that stuff, but.....I can seem to get any answers from these guys...they are kind of flaky...I dont like that I have only to talk to the designated consultant and if she seems to be a bit flaky or overworked not sure...but im starting to get iffy about these people. Would like some feed back if anyone use this program.

I got buy one for 36.99 and got 1 for free. They are pretty good too. You have to get that wellness card that is for free either way. I think this was a good deal.

My sister bought a 60$ protien powder at GNC and that is really bad...I did not like the tast of it at all. This is a good buy though, I like it too. So, I have a question for you. Did you prepare youself mentally and started a diet other than the liquid one before you surgery? And how are you doing now?

im with Victorisaac... this is a cruel world and we can never please not even 1/2 of the people who surround us on a daily basis. but i say this...why do we put everyone else before us..what about me..what about pleasing myself...looking at myself and saying..damn i feel good today...my feet did not hurt when i got up this morning and stepped on the floor...im glad that i can paint my toenails...myself... This is what im looking forward too...feeling better for myself and then yes....it will bring about a healthier life style with my children and husband...and then i can finally look forward to do what i have always wanted to do.... RIVER RAFTING..!!!!YEAH..

I am really hoping that I wont have a problem and I get approved with out much hassle. They cover weightloss surgery and the also, for cosmetic surgery if they covered a weight loss surgery..but I would have to wait 1 year to 1 1/2 year for it...which is just awesome....so I am looking for forward to an approval...soon after my sleep study next friday.

Hi, everyone. so i have a question? I have a bmi of 50 and so far no comorbities, I do have a sleep study next friday so I will know if I have sleep apnea. But with my bmi i and if i have no co morbities. Has anyone heard of any denials from the insurance companies with this bmi?

That really sucks that your insurance excludes over weight issues..But Im glad to hear that you did get and that your happy with it.. Hope to see some pics from you soon. I am having problems posting a weight ticker and some pictures but I have some ready. to post but i guess i will wait until i can have some before and after pics.

So my story is like this...my whole life overwieght, I was referred by my dr. back when I was like 25 for they gastric bypass...I knew I wanted it, but I wanted to keep trying to loose the wieght on my own..it always went down and then right back up...and so on..Now, Im 36 and Im 304 lbs...and I can no longer hide the fact that Im sooo uncomfortable in my own body...No matter how nice I dress, how I do my hair and makeup or how well I carry myself...Im tired, I have no energy...my feet hurt and I hate to see myself in pictures now...so, finally I got on My husbands insurance since he has a ppo and whats more this time is that he is being very supportive and he is even going to go thru this with me...He needs to love some weight too. We went to the seminar July 7th, we have our upper endos..somthing and labwork on the July 21, 2010 and our sleep study on August 13, 2010...then we just wait for the approval from our Insurance company...Im hoping for it with ALL my heart now...I need this..really really this...

Every day I get to step closer to getting everything together for the insurance company...then I will anxiously await for the approval.... Wow, I try to imagine my life as a thinner person...and I dont know how that would feel like..