Hi all. My weight is right at a BMI of 40. I'm worried that with a diet of any kind I will fall under the requirement for BMI. When are you weighed? And which weight is the one that is submitted with your insurance paperwork?

~Stacey~

Hi stacey! I am not sure what the weight requirement for you is, but here in australia, the place where i am scheduled to get my banding done says anything above 35 is a definite qualifier but because of the high risk of diseases linked to obesity, they have approved lap band surgery for patients with a BMI of above 30, check and ensure that this is the case for you too. Also, when is your surgery booked for/ estimated time that you may have it? you have to keep that in mind as well when considering these factors... if you have any concerns just contact the surgeons office and express your concern to them, im sure they will understand and explain what needs to be done! However, i think the weight that is submitted to your insurance company would be the initial weight you were at when you applied for the surgery... so if you lose any weight after that, i dont think that would be an issue...!

xx

I'm at bmi of 41, my surgeon will use my initial weight when it's time to submit the paperwork to insurance company, I was told it's ok to lose, so with that in mind I'm trying to lose at least 20-25 lbs by my 11/21 tentative date, paperwork will b turned into aetnA on 11/14