i have a few... i have a six month diet and i was wondering does the weight that i started with count for my insurance. It was a first thing in the morning and was really low, my bp was higher. And the second one is for medicare what kind of pre op testing is there and how far out do they start it

Many doctors office uses the intial weight. However if its a insurance requirement they are checking to see if you can lose weight on your own. Many times your insurance company requires you to do a six months supervisory diet with a physician.

yes thats what im doing now. I just started today on that. The doc is having me keep a food journal. I just feel so dumb asking the doc the queestions. Thanks for the info

He should set up the Tests, and Specialist's that you have to see. Like Cardiologist, ,Dietitian, etc...

I had the two I mentioned plus psych., Internal Medicine, and Physical Therapy.

They broke everyone up into 1 specialist a month, this way you are also always weighed (REMEMBER THAT)

Once you skip the weight like the 4th. month, You would have to start getting weighed all over again for another 6 months.

Only difference was I had 12 months of dieting.

Get a paper Folder, and every time you visit, and get weighed ! Get a print out. If they give you a hard time tell them what ever you say does

not matter, you must have a print out for your file. Then make copies of everything, so you have a file on you. If they lose anything,,

It's no problem for you, you can copy it and give it to them.

You will save yourself a lot of hassle if something should get lost.

So talk to him, and see what he wants to set up for you.

Shirley.

call you insurance company and they should be able to tell you what they require to approve the band...I called mine and they told me everything I needed, after all my pre-op is done they sumbit for approval and I get a answer within 72 hours...