badwolfiee

Most insurance companies use your starting weight. Congratulations, looks like you are well on your way to a new healthy life! Keep us posted on how things go!

As the title says it was approved. Now I just have to see the surgeon at the bariatric center I will be going to. I just have to jump through the hoops to get approval for the surgery. I just hope they use my starting weight for the approval. I'm teetering at a 41 BMI so if I have to lose too much I might not qualify. Anyone have any experience with that?

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I'm glad she got the referral done for you. That's really what matters. I went back to my PCP for a check up last week. She had not seen me since surgery and oh my goodness, she did such a happy dance! It was really great to see her Celebrate my weight loss like it was her own! Very nice. I wish you all the success and hope there will not be any delays in your process.

My PCP was my biggest cheer leader. She was so encouraging and supportive, and documented my progress over the 6 months so thoroughly that there was no question of insurance denial from her end of things. She knew exactly the right verbiage to use and all the "buzz" words the insurance company needed to see. When I had doubts, she gave words of wisdom that bolstered my courage. I would suggest considering another PCP who will be supportive and believe in the surgical process. Some just don't understand why surgery is the last chance for some of us - no amount of dieting will change the damage we have done to our metabolisms, and for many the greatest chance of longterm success rests in the surgical option.

I am 29 with a BMI of 41 and have been considering WLS for a while. I have OHP (Oregon health plan) so I needed to get a referall to see a bariatric surgeon. I just had an annual check up with my PCP and mentioned WLS. She didn't seem super enthusiastic about the idea and after mentioning I'd like a referral twice finally took the info to do so. I mean I do meet the requirements for approval with a BMI over 40. I'm just hoping my referral gets approved soon. I hate waiting but at least I've got things started now. Lol anyone with experience dealing with OHP?

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Are you meeting with your GP? Mine actually mentioned the surgery to me before I had considered it. Do you need approval from your GP, or just from a bariatric surgeon? I would just be brutally honest, tell her that you've tried diets in the past that have failed, that you're sick and tired of being sick and tired, and are looking to better your future! I'm pretty sure she'll be supportive. If by some chance she does say, no, and you need her opinion, I'd find myself a GP who was on board with the whole thing. Good luck, and please keep us posted!

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Hi, and welcome! I'm not from Oregon, but have had gastric bypass in March 2019, and had hypertension, diabetes, type 2, arthritis in knees, generally felt lousy everywhere.
Now, I'm off my diabetes meds and it's gone! Off my high blood pressure meds! Knees don't hurt, and generally feel great! Best decision I ever made health wise. I had a BMI of over 40, and now I'm in the "overweight" category, on my way to normal.
Read everything you can, and ask questions. Good luck with your journey!

Hello.

I've recently just started looking into possibly getting approved for surgery after many failed attempts at numerous diets and such. Is anyone on here from Bend, OR and can give me any info on the bariatric program with Dr. Archer? Also I do have OHP (Oregon Health Plan) and was curious if anyone had any experience with them as far as getting approved. I have a BMI of 42 and hypertension, pre-diabetic, and just tired of my body not cooperating. Any insight is appreciated.

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