I was at my pcp's office last month and we discussed the band and he had me make an appointment to come in 4 weeks later to get the weight check ball rolling. That 2nd appointment is a week before my first with my surgeon. If I take the two filled out weight checks with me, will that put me 2 months ahead of schedule? I also just did a nocturnal pulse ox and it came back that I probably have sleep apnea so I'm waiting for the sleep center to call for a sleep study and to get fitted for a cpap. I'm trying to get the ball rolling because to get time off from my job in the summer can be extremely difficult, and I don't want to use FMLA and have them take 15 of my paid days off away to then be off unpaid for the surgery. Especially when I hope I don't need more than 10 working days off.

It depends on your insurance requirements. They are all different. I would ask the surgeon's office if your pcp's weigh in's would be able to apply. My guess would be no, but can't hurt to ask! Good luck

All about your insurance. Call them yourself and ask. My doctors only requirement outside of tests was 10% body weight loss.

All about your insurance. Call them yourself and ask. My doctors only requirement outside of tests was 10% body weight loss.

not up to pcp but your insurance and surgens...both my doctor stood on their head to help me get this done maybe your will do....and take everything to each doctor to get them on the same page.

The surgeon requires monthly weigh ins with my PCP which is why he scheduled me to come back 4 weeks after my last check up. As for what my insurance requires, it's a BMI over 40 or over 35 with a comorbitity; proof you've been overweight for 5 yrs; and the 6 month supervises diet.