Okay, so after not hearing for two weeks about whether my insurance will cover surgery, I assumed that I wasn't approved because my bmi is 31 (I do have high blood pressure and high cholesterol). I decided to give nutrisystem a shot and ordered.....it should be here Thursday. Out of the clear blue, the lapband center calls me today and said that my insurance coverage is excellant for lapband coverage and I have been pre-authorized. I do have to get blood work, etc. and I have a consultation Friday. :thumbup:

My question is, do you think if I started Nutrisystem and lost weight, would that lessen my chance of being approved for surgery since my bmi is already on the cusp of acceptable? If I remotely lessen my chances, I won't start Nutrisystem, I just hate the fact that I spent so much $ for the food. :biggrin:

I will definately ask at my consultation but Friday seems so far away. lol

Sandy

I'm no expert, so this is just what I an assume from my experiences - when I was weighed at my consult, this is what was submitted to my insurance company. So, if you have a BMI now of 31 and are approved but you lose weight before your consult and maybe drop to 29.9, you may no longer be eligible. But I'm not sure. Your past weights may be enough.

My advice would be to not lose any weight before you are officially weighed in.

I would for sure hold off, because we all know that when we try a new diet plan or something similar we will loose weight, and then, most of the time gain it back.

You'd loose weight to be denied, and then you might risk gaining it all back, where Lap Band will be there for life!

Why not just reject the box from Nutrisystem when it arrives? They should give you a refund if you don't even accept it (less shipping). Also, that way, you won't have to pay for return shipping.

Best wishes,