Gaining weight pre op

[jnj701 39]

Okay; so i had a baby 6.5 months ago, and i was breast feeding up until she was about 2 months which was when i started my 6 month program. I was weighed right before i stopped and mu initial weight was 256. But since i stopped breastfeeding all the fat calories that were going into my milk held on to my body and i gained 8 pounds in a month. I am on month 4 out of 6 and Since that i haven't gained anything, but im worried because i did gain that insurance may have a problem. I do think i will lose weight on the 2 week liquid diet before surgery and im sure i can lose that 8 maybe even more. But Did anyone else gain weight while pre op and still get approved with insurance?

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[rosestara 48]

It depends on what your insurance company and surgeon requires. My insurance company didn't require me to lose weight but my clinic did. I had to have some type of loss every single month for 6 months or else they won't even submit to insurance company. Most people do lose a lot on the liquid diet but usually that starts after you are already approved so that won't be taken into account.

[jnj701 39]

It depends on what your insurance company and surgeon requires. My insurance company didn't require me to lose weight but my clinic did. I had to have some type of loss every single month for 6 months or else they won't even submit to insurance company. Most people do lose a lot on the liquid diet but usually that starts after you are already approved so that won't be taken into account.

I know i wasnt required to lose any weight from insurance or from my doctor but i just wasnt sure about gaining. Ill call my insurance tomorrow and ask! Thank you though

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[Vinasu 621]

My surgeon wouldn't even schedule surgery until I had lost 10% of my excess weight. It depends on your team, but you might not get to the pre-op diet without some work first.

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[VSG_PurpleButterfly 37]

My insurance or Surgeon didn't really stress weight loss during the 6 month time frame. A couple of months the scale showed a 1-3 lb increase, but as long as it wasn't more than that, they were okay. It can also be Water weight, so I don't see them being that strict unless it's written in docs from your insurance company

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