Does anyone know....

[NicoleinLV 0]

I am doing my six month supervised visit and I am just wondering is that six appointments or six full months from the first appointment and seven appointments? I have tried to call my insurance company and ask them and they are not very forthcoming with info. Thanks!

[cookie62 0]

Different companies may have different requirements. Everyone that I know, including myself that had to have the 6 months of visits, had 6 visits, for 6 consecutive months.

Make sure that you don't miss a month. I missed my last month because my dr was on vacation and then I went the following month. Insurance company wanted to deny surgery and make me do the 6 months all over again. I appealed on the grounds that I had completed the 6 visits, I just missed the one month by 3 days due to my doc not being there. They did approve it finally, with a lot of pushing from me and the doctor's office.

[sil 0]

it is the six months straight. you cannot miss an appointment.i started the first day of consultation. when the dietian weights you.that first day counts.

[nazzy 1]

its like 7 month make sure u do i thought i had done 6 and it was 1 short i payed for 6 tho,but in the end all my dr had to do was write it was medically ness and i was aproved that day

[Julia_N 2]

In the middle of my six-month preop diet I got pneumonia, was hospitalized 8 days, and missed checking in one month. When I went back, I just resumed where I was, and only had to make up the extra time at the end. If I had a record of weight in the hospital, it would have counted, but I didn't get weighed. And it was a different hospital from where I got the surgery. But I'm sure every insurance company is different. Mine's Aetna.

Good luck!

[NicoleinLV 0]

Thank you all so much for your input it is very helpful! I am ready to be done with the six month diet but I have to admit it has given me a lot of time to research and learn more about the band!