Conflicting info - losing/gaining weight before surgery

[WitchySar 244]

Thanks all. I'm hoping my insurance only requires me to not gain during the medically supervised period. I talked to my primary today and she didn't know. I also called 4 different centers around Denver. One said it was their policy that I had to lose weight on the diet or they wouldn't even submit to insurance. When I explained that I don't lose weight well on diets and exercise alone she said I just wasn't doing it right. Guess I'll pass that along to the doctors I've worked with in the past. They were telling me the wrong way to do it I guess. I didn't like the attitude she gave me so I'm not going to that center. I did find one that I think I like though and I have my initial consultation on July 21st.

[Shaydi.Laine 237]

Would your surgery have been denied if you weren't able to lose that much weight? At my weight a 10% loss is significant. I'm worried what will happen if I don't lose. I'm on Medicaid and the requirements just say a supervised weight loss program is required for 6 months, it doesn't say what will happen if you don't lose.

My surgery would have been denied yes, but it was 10% of *excess* body weight. So someone needing to lose 200lbs, would only have to drop 20 on their own. It's not so bad and beats the hell out of the liquid pre op diet!

[cfipilot 44]

My insurance just required weight loss, didn't matter how much. Any gain and the hospital wouldn't even put the paperwork through for approval. That being said I only lost about 10lbs in the 3 month. But now I'm down 20lbs and my surgery is next week

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