How long of a diet did you have to do for your insurance?

[Ready4aNewLife 1]

Just curious on how long of a diet you had to do for your insurance to approve you?

[Kristy 90]

I didn't have to do a diet prior to approval!! some insurances require 3-6 months nutritional counseling/Diet. But I was lucky and got approved after all the other preop appointments were accomplished! (2 months from initial seminar) Good luck on your new journey!!

[LilMissDiva Irene 3,282]

I had insurance cover my lap band and for that I had to have 6 dietician visits and they were to occur on a monthly basis. They had to be consecutive too, if I missed one I'd have to start all over... TG I never missed one!

Anyway I think 6 months is pretty common, at least that is the majority that I hear. Some do 3 months and some even do up to a year! Good luck!

[MSanti 52]

My insurance didn't require any pre-op diet. However, my surgeon recommended a liquid diet two weeks before surgery because this decreases the size of your liver and prevents from any interference during the stomach operation. Good luck!

[treequeen 13]

I had the option of a 3 month, diet, exercise, doc...extreme program or a 6 month diet, doc program.. I opted for the 6 month only because I didn't have enough money for the program fee for the 3 month option. Of course, the 6 month option is only 5 months of dieting because they count your first visit as one of the six. So it hasn't been as bad as expected.

[lostalongtheway 5]

I've got to do 6 months.

[DawnOfANewMe 3]

I have Cigna and they required a 6 month Physician assisted weight loss program.

Dawn

[former_vbg 198]

Fortunately I didn't have to do a pre-op diet either to get approved. I have Aetna, but I'm also a revision patient and I was able to demonstrate complications and why the previous WLS failed.

A week from Monday, I leave for my surgery.

[Makingchanges 51]

I am on a six month, supervised diet with the dietitian.

[sunnyd 32]

I think 6 months is the norm. I had to do 6mo with my doctor and like Diva said they had to be consecutive.