Michele23456

Not surprising, but figured I'd ask!

That makes a lot of sense, thanks for the clarification! I have my first consult tomorrow and am also very excited (and slightly nervous!)...I guess my three months will start them. Do you know if they wait until the three full months are up (vs three visits, which would really be two full months) to submit paperwork?

Hey thanks for the reply! I've only attended an information session and have my first appointment tomorrow, so I haven't really been told anything. I pulled that quotation directly from the requirement page (not sure if all benefit plan books are the same, but that was on page 54 under "the member must meet all requirements"). So what are you doing for your 3 months now? Did you start attending WW in person, or are you doing something with your doctor?

Thanks for the reply! I have BCBS FEP (in MA- not sure if that matters). It also has a 3 month medically supervised diet requirement. The requirement I am inquiring about is a seperate requirement from that.

Hello all, I'm new to the boards, and new to the whole WLS topic in general. I've decided to go through with it and have begun to look up my insurance requirements. Does anyone have any experience with the requirement, "evidence that attempts at weight loss in the 1 year prior to surgery have been ineffective." I have my first appointment tomorrow but just wanted to see if anyone had experience with this. Does it have to be something like Weught Watchers with records, or will my surgeon just listen to my attempts (slim fast, Atkins, etc.) and verify it with my insurance? I have had numerous attempts at organized programs such as WW, just not in the past year. Any help anyone could provide would be great!