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Also I am right there with you with a BMI of 40.2 and my surgeons office advised me not to lose any weight pre-op to assure that I won't be denied.

I have BS of CA also. I was told they no longer require a wait time or supervised diet before surgery so it is up to your surgeon to determine what is right for you. Mine has decided on 4 months. Have you done all your other stuff yet like psych eval and EKG?

I don't have my mind completely set on which procedure yet but leaning towards Bypass.

No because I'm just barely 40 BMI, if I lose any weight my insurance won't approve me. But I am still on a 4 month diet education program.

I an end of December or early January ????

I'm on the other end, I can't lose any weight or I won't qualify. My BMI is 40.2 and I'm so stressed out about maintaining but not gaining. Every weigh in I hold my breath. LoL!

So technically you didn't gain then, right? You are just back where you started.

Did you have any problems with insurance because of it? Where are you in the process?

I had my one on one with my surgeon today, I have 2 more dietitian appointments and should be ready in December. I have BS of CA and Cigna as secondary. I'm hoping all goes smoothly. I barely have a 40 BMI and no co-morbidities.

Sounds like we have a lot in common. My dad died in June of a heart attack. My mom lost her leg to Peripheral Artery Disease 3 years ago and had her first heart attack at 59. My family history with CVD is scarier than any surgery. I have 5 children and I want to live to see their children. Where are you in the process??

I started this process with a BMI of 39.2. Basically, it was suggested to gain 7 pounds to reach the magic number of 40 BMI. I've been holding steady at 40.2 for 2 months now. This month I will go for my 3rd appt with Dietitian and I have my Surgeon consult Tmro. Oh and a funny thing happened with gaining the 7 lbs, my cholesterol went from 217 in June to 143 in September, Dr had no explanation for me.

I talked to a rep at BS of Ca yesterday and she told me as of July 2015 they were no longer requiring 6 month of nutrition/dietitian, that the timeframe was at the doctors discretion. Here is the link. https://www.blueshieldca.com/provider/content_assets/documents/download/public/bscpolicy/Bariatric_Surgery.pdf

Will you let me know how your approval process goes? I'm nervous about getting denied too.

Uuugh!!! I hear ya!

Just curious why you are scheduled so far out? Is that the soonest they could do it?