I started the entire process in Jan. with my physical, but my BMI was not high enough...38.7 and I have no other medical problems other than high cholesterol. My insurance Capital Blue will cover if you are 40 BMI and higher or 35 BMI with medical problems. I went for a sleep apnea test about 2 weeks ago...hoping to have it because that would be my "medical problem". I only have mild sleep apnea. I am so frustrated because I will eventually have high blood pressure and diabetes if I don't loose the weight...all runs in the family along with heart disease. I don't know if I should continue with the 3 month pre-op ($415 out of pocket) and hope I will be covered or just give up and join weight watchers for the 100th time. My family Dr. said he will write a letter stating I am a good candidate for the surgery. What should I do???

does your insurance have a specified number of years that you have to be a 40+ bmi? If not. you could gain some weight. I was like you, I needed to gain about 7lbs. I gained about 10. I got my approval and I started watching what I ate. I have started the pre-op and now I am down 8lbs. I still have two weeks to my surgery date. I felt that if I kept ging I would probably gain the weight anyway.

From what I have read about the requirements, there is nothing about having a 40 BMI for a number of years, but it did say that I need to maintain (or lose) the weight I started with (38.7 BMI) at the time of the physical. I just wish they could give me a straight answer before I waste the money for the pre-ops.:laugh: