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I'm a month away from being eligble for my surgery. (This has been the longest six months in my entire life) and I want to make sure that the insurance company receives everything they need for a quick approval. Here lies my question/problem/concern. I've been going to my PCP for only about a year and of course the Nutrionist for six months. I received letters from both of them, but I realized that I've been seeing the same OB/GYN since 99. So I called to request a letter which outlines my weight since 1999 to 2008. I figures this will show the insurance company that my BMI has been above 40 for almost 10 years. Good idea :) right? Well my OB/GYN office is crazy :). I've called and called and can't get them to write a letter. the only thing they will do is provide me with a copy of my medical recoreds. Can this be submitted, once received. I was thinking that the first sheet from each visit which shows your weight, height and BP is all I need to give to the surgeon to submit. I don't know though so for everybody who has already went through the insurance madness what do you think.. is this even worth it.. sorry for being so long in my post.

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I don't think it is worth waiting for. I typed up a sheet very neatly in excel with my weight history. I put in exact dates and weight (or what I thought I weighed at that time).:) I got approved in 2 weeks.

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All I had was the weight history from my OBGYN and I just submitted my medical records with my weight information highlighted. I was approved in two days (Anthem BCBS), I was not required to do the six month diet ..........hope this helps!!

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