I tried all different types of eating disorders back in the day to loose weight. I've since have never considered the thought of doing it again. I even went to a therapist about it a few years ago. Will this hinder me in my approval process from uhc? I'm wondering if I can use my meetings with my therapist as help for my approval? Or if my past eating disorders will hurt me?

I maybe wrong but I dont feel you can TRY different types of eating disorders. You either have a eating disorder or not. Just because you make yourself sick for a week or so to lose weight dont mean it a disorder, its something you are making yourself do meaning to. I think for it to be a disorder you would eat and get sick even if you did not want to do, you just cant help yourself, it just something you have to do not matter how much you tell your self that you are not going to.....Mkaing yourself do things like that is not a disorder until it to the point where you have no control over doing it or not anymore.

I maybe wrong but I dont feel you can TRY different types of eating disorders. You either have a eating disorder or not. Just because you make yourself sick for a week or so to lose weight dont mean it a disorder' date=' its something you are making yourself do meaning to. I think for it to be a disorder you would eat and get sick even if you did not want to do, you just cant help yourself, it just something you have to do not matter how much you tell your self that you are not going to.....Mkaing yourself do things like that is not a disorder until it to the point where you have no control over doing it or not anymore.[/quote']

Teresa thanks for your reply. Maybe the term try wasn't the best choice. I've never been very good at my choice of words. I apologize if I've offended you or anyone else. I don't mean to downplay the reality of disorders. This is something I've been battling nearly my whole life. Seeing a therapist helped me cope with the disorders. I'm mostly a private person and didn't want to go into detail on here about the severity I have dealt with.

Do u have any advice for insurance purposes? Do you know if this will cause me to get denied? Again thanks for your advice!

You did not offended me at all. I just wantted to say that having a eating disorder is not something you can "try" out for awhile then just stop. Onice you have a eating disorder its there to battle from now own.

Now at the seminar I just went to the Dr said they wont do the surgery on anyone that has a eating disorder. I dont know if that would be you are not for I dont know your story, I mean if a Dr. has told you that you had a such and such eating disorder or not.

We have all done something to try to lose weight before that we probly dont care to talk about or dont want other to know about.

I would say to to a seminar then see the dr and talk to him/her about it.

I have found that insurances dont tell you much about what their policy is when it comes to weight loss surgery. The Dr.s however seem to know and will tell you. Call yours and see whom they have as a bariatric dr and go from there.

I wanted to say to that no all Dr.s are the same. The one I am dealing with dont do the bypass anymore were others do.

I think that as long as your mentally stable now you should be fine, as long as your plan covers wls and you meet their criteria.

All people that are morbidly obese obviously have an unhealthy relationship with food (disorder of some type).