Insurance And Bmi

[DLCoggin 1,788]

Just curious... my BMI is 46 with one co-morb. I am doing my 6 month diet. If i were to somehow reach a 40.0 would I be disqualified? Would it look bad if I did lose some weight?

I think the answer to this depends a lot on your insurance company but it is a valid concern. I agree with nomore that your doctor's office should be able to give you some good information based on their experience with your insurance company. You don't often hear of someone who was not approved because of excessive weight loss but that does not mean it can't happen.

My doctor's office told me when I was on the pre-op weight loss that you don't want to lose too, too much weight which could possibly lead them to deny. They also told me that once you have been approved, it would be illegal for the insurance company to resend the approval because of further weight loss. So once you're approved, you don't have to worry about it.

[joyaskins34 31]

The crazy thing about this is I weighed today my BMI is actually 40 now! I fluctuate back and forth 7ish pounds when I weighed 2 weeks ago I was down 7 now I'm back up! The issue is my records from the past 3 years don't show my BMI 40 or higher probably around 38/39..no comorbities ..I have Migraines that's about it..Uggh I'm so upset and dissapointed because I just knew this would b my path to help me become healthier..I've been a "big girl " all my life!

[joyaskins34 31]

No idea how this ended up here! Sorry:(