Weight loss before surgery

[Frenchie1977 262]

I was just wondering how much weight your surgeons told you you have to lose before surgery. I just found out I have to do 6 months medically supervised diet before approval so I'm worried that I won't lose enough in that time or that I will get obsessed and lose too much and the insurance will think I can do it on my own and deny me

[Bufflehead 6,358]

You need to find out exactly what your insurance and your surgeon require, then you can plan for that and make sure you hit your goals. Insurance policies and surgeons are all different. Some require you to lose a certain amount, others require you to not gain, and still others require you to "fail" at weight loss in your supervised diet. Speak to your insurance coordinator at your surgeon's office and make sure you know exactly what is expected of you. That way you can plan for it and do it -- and trust me, you can! But you need to know exactly what you are aiming for, and that's something that no one on this forum can tell you. Good luck!

[KristenLe 5,979]

I was just wondering how much weight your surgeons told you you have to lose before surgery. I just found out I have to do 6 months medically supervised diet before approval so I'm worried that I won't lose enough in that time or that I will get obsessed and lose too much and the insurance will think I can do it on my own and deny me

You need to talk to your surgeon's office. All plans (insurances) have different requirements with that 6 month supervised diet. Some require weight loss and no gain, others require no loss but no gain, some it doesn't matter, etc. Some surgeons require a weight loss (not insurance related.).

[MrsSugarbabe 727]

I concur with what @@KristenLe and @@Bufflehead have stated.

Because I already had a documented history of weight loss attempts with my primary care physician, I was not required to do a 6 month supervised diet. So, as they have said, every insurance carrier and WLS program is different.

[Ale Nunez 80]

I guess it depends, my insurance didn't require any weight loss but it did require I attempted to lose weight. My dr said that they have the 6 month requirement to increase your chances of being successful. I didn't lose any weight at all during the six months but have lost more than 15 lbs during my pre op liquid diet. Best of luck!

[LoveAlwaysKia 37]

With my current doc I wasn't required to lose any. With my last doc he wanted me to lose 10-15

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[Pinkberry2 128]

My surgeon didn't require any weight loss but this seems unheard of I wonder if it is weird....? I do have a higher BMI too hummmm..

[meliesscastro143 3]

My surgeon did not require and weight loss before surgery either. He just said try to loose weight before hand. Once I did the two week liquid diet I lost about 15 pound before hand.

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[MonicaEMT 35]

My doctor said 10lbs but I lost 30lbs. I don't think it's really a requirement but I think it's a test to see if you can stick to a diet...

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[kayceelizzie 10]

My insurance requires a 3 month medically supervised diet. I don't need to lose a specific amount, just not have any gains. My dotor, however, said to shoot for losing 5lbs a month. I'm almost done with my first month and I'm down 10lbs, so I hope this lasts 2 more months!

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[nina1562 35]

My insurance only required me to do the six months supervised diet but it didn't required me to lose any weight as long as i went every month with out missing any appointments...

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[debbo1959 44]

The nurse told me you have to loss 14%of your weight,all I lost was 14 lbs before surgery & I started out at 299 pre-op, day of surgery I weighted 285. Just do the 2 Protein drinks one for Breakfast, one for lunch& lean cuisine are the best tasting dinners,in a couple days,you'll get use to it!!! You'll do great!!!!!

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[debbo1959 44]

The Dr.likes you to loss bc it shrinks your liver& it's easier for them to get to your stomach. That's what my dr. Told me anyways!!!!

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[melbell2222 244]

I had to lose 20 for my six months, which is easy if you don't over eat lol and I'm still trying to get my last few pounds off before next week

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[KristenLe 5,979]

My surgeon didn't require any weight loss but this seems unheard of I wonder if it is weird....? I do have a higher BMI too hummmm..

I wasn't required to lose weight either. Maybe it depends on the patient's medical history and how prepared the Team feels we are. I couldn't lose weight - that's why I'm having surgery. I lost 3 lbs in my 3 month of nutrition visits. I'm not one who can lose but just doesn't maintain - I have a hard time losing in the first place.

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