i am about to start the process of getting all the tests done & meeting with a surgeon about being sleeved but im

nervous about my insurance denying me!

i have 1199SEIU. i hear that i have to go on a 6 month diet before being approved but im confused. if i lose too much weight, will they deny me? my reason for wanting the surgery is because i put the weight on too quickly. it never stays off. what if i dont lose enough? will they deny me? what exactly makes or breaks this cycle?

i need this surgery because of my health and the last thing i want to hear is that im not approved. i know i can diet & drop weight fast but i put it on twice as fast. thats my issue.

anyone else have to do diets?

did you get denied and for what?

Why do the ins. Companies do that? Are they hoping it will discourage people from the surgery? Because once its approved you get a pre-op diet anyway, right? And isn't that the purpose of the surgery?

Why do the ins. Companies do that? Are they hoping it will discourage people from the surgery? Because once its approved you get a pre-op diet anyway' date=' right? And isn't that the purpose of the surgery?[/quote']

I truly believe the counseling is a good way to prepare you for what's ahead. To throw yourself into this drastic life change without some help in understanding the best way to succeed. I really enjoyed my dieticians visits, although I did resent them at first.

Ok, that's cool. Didn't realize it was a counseling thing, too. Kinda makes sense when you look at it that way.