Today I'm meeting with my surgeon for the 1st time in 3 hours... I have a few questions I hope you guys can help with before I go... I've already done the info session... checked with my insurance and done as much research as possible online... I'm going in now and my stomach is doing flips!

1 - This is my initial weigh in - will I weigh with clothes/shoes or in a gown? Will they check my height or take my word? Yes the height matters for me (one inch will make/break my BMI).

2 - At the info session the surgeon said that if I lose weight during the 3 month nutrition plan I won't qualify anymore... is this true? Or is this going to be based on today's weight?

3 - Did my BMI have to be 35 the entire time before my paperwork submission or just on the surgeon weigh in? I actually had to gain about 10 lbs for this (I have 5 comorbidities but my BMI of 33 was not enough for the insurance - idiots!)

Thanks everyone and I'm so glad I found this site! My family is very supportive but there's nothing like having people who are in the same boat :wub:

What I've heard in the past is that they use your weight from your first appointment. I was weighed clothes no shoes. They also measured my

height. One way to increase your weigh in is to wear heavy clothes (jeans etc) and drink A LOT of water . Water is very very heavy.

Ok thanks. I'm going from work and I work in dress suits so I'm wearing my heaviest suit today just in case LOL. I'm actually 5ft1/2 inch so the issue is whether they use 5' or 5'1 at 5' I need to weigh 180 but at 5'1 I need to weigh 185... this morning with clothes and flip flops I was 182.2... I can't afford to self-pay because here in the DC area, it's about $50K without insurance...