Vitamin Deficiency Prior to Surgery, Affect Approval?

[EnlightenedKristal 6]

Anyone have Low Vit D and/ or B12 prior to surgery? Did this affect insurance approval?

I have been taking Prescription D for a year and numbers came up but not enough to clear the deficiency and recent blood-work added B12 deficiency. My current PCP is suggesting to just take otc supplements (which I have been doing) previous PCP gave RX Vitamin.

Just wondering mainly if it will affect approval process. Also any supplement recommendations would be great.

Thanks in Advance

[MeltsIntoWonder 125]

Obviously, every insurance plan is different (sometimes wildly so), but I wouldn't think a Vitamin deficiency would impact things, no. I have low Vitamin D, and the nurse practitioner that works in my surgeon's office prescribed some RX Vitamins a few months ago, but it hasn't been mentioned since then, and I was approved for surgery about 3 weeks ago. I think the vitamins are something they worry about more post-op.

[carlychloe2 106]

Anyone have Low Vit D and/ or B12 prior to surgery? Did this affect insurance approval?
I have been taking Prescription D for a year and numbers came up but not enough to clear the deficiency and recent blood-work added B12 deficiency. My current PCP is suggesting to just take otc  supplements (which I have been doing) previous PCP gave RX  Vitamin.
Just wondering mainly if it will affect approval process. Also any supplement recommendations would be great.
Thanks in Advance

No

[Finding_Stacy 263]

23 hours ago, KristalGetsSleeved said:

Anyone have Low Vit D and/ or B12 prior to surgery? Did this affect insurance approval?

I have been taking Prescription D for a year and numbers came up but not enough to clear the deficiency and recent blood-work added B12 deficiency. My current PCP is suggesting to just take otc supplements (which I have been doing) previous PCP gave RX Vitamin.

Just wondering mainly if it will affect approval process. Also any supplement recommendations would be great.

Thanks in Advance

I have low Vitamin D, Thyroid, and Chromium. The only thing that effected my surgery scheduling (not insurance) was my thyroid. Doctor wants to see it in the 4 range and mine was 10.5. But as soon as I was accepted by insurance, they emailed me a ton of information and attachments in preparation for the surgery and afterwards. One of them was about my Vitamins. It said as soon as I received the email to go ahead and start taking them right away. I will say the B Complex-50 has been a Godsend. If you feel sluggish and have a slow metabolism, that is the Vitamin among all vitamins.