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nsklors

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  1. I was just informed by my employer that our company is switching their insurance coverage to a different provider. I was wondering if anyone else has had this happen half way through everything and what your experience was. The insurance I have now requires the 6 month dietition appointments. If my new insurance requries this, will i be able to continue with what I already have done? I'm kind of hoping they dont require it so I can get this going a little faster! Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! :thumbup: *Mommy on a Mission*
  2. I have to do the 6 months of dietition appointments for one of my insurance companies. I was wondering if anyone else has done this and if gaining weight can ruin your chances of being approved?.. Thank you
  3. Thats a reason I dont really want to tell people also. Ive only told a few people besides my family and ive heard it all about how i could die from the surgery and its such a risk and blah blah blah. The way to look at it is, if i dont have the surgery.. im never going to lose the amount of weight to make me healthy.. and the obesity will contribute to health problems that may lead to death.
  4. I will probably not be having my surgery until around December because I have to do the 6 month nutrition appointments. But i can imagine I would be pigging out right before i started the liquid diet! It sort feels like your "last meal".. haha
  5. My insurance also required this. I dont regularily go to the doctor so I didnt have any weights at my clinic. I went to my gynocologist to see if they had any and they didnt. I told them why I needed documented weight and they were very supportive and we did a "guesstimate" of what i weighed at that time and they wrote up a thing for me. I would try this if all else fails.
  6. nsklors

    Pre-op weigh in questions

    I was wondering the same thing. I too have to have 6 months of dietition appointments. My dietition told me that someone she knows was denied by her insurance company because she gained weight during the 6 months. So I am determined to either lose a little bit of weight or at least stay at where I am. I would be devistated if I was denied by insurance just because I gained a few pounds in the 6 months.
  7. I went to a seminar at the hospital where the surgery is performed. The 2 surgeons both talked there and gave a little background on themselves. After the seminar you could go and make your first appointments, which for me were meeting with a nurse and meeting with a dietition. When I met with the nurse, she made an appointment for me to meet with the surgeon. I met him and he went through everything that would happen. I still have 4 months of dietition appointments required by insurance, but I have already met my surgeon.

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