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Thanks for all the experience and knowledge y'all gave me!! i just had my 3rd appt with my weight management doctor. he said that he wants me to lose at least 1 lb a week because that will show the insurance that I'm trying to get ready for my eating habits after the surgery. Then I talk to the coordinator and she said the same thing. That BCBS fed only looks at the very first BMI, which was 40, so that's good. I just wish the insurance companies would be more specific when it came to things like this.

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Thank you!!! I was told the same thing. That they would only look at the first BMI, I just hope that they don't deny me cuz i didn't lose that much weight.

Did you keep a food journal that you turned in???

I used myfitnesspal.com to keep up with my diet and exercise. Every month when I went to the doctor, I turned in that months printout of my food journal and exercise journal from that site. It was easy since they have an easy print out version. You can even backtrack if you want to start using it now. Just go back to when you started and complete each days info with the things you have journaled already. When I had completed everything, (nut. visit, pscyh eval, surgical consult) they turned ALL of that in with my journals. I got approved first try. Oh, and I only lost 14 pounds in my 6 month preop stuff. So I wouldn't worry to much about that. Just make sure you have EVERY single thing they require before they even consider sending it to insurance for approval.

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I used myfitnesspal.com to keep up with my diet and exercise. Every month when I went to the doctor, I turned in that months printout of my food journal and exercise journal from that site. It was easy since they have an easy print out version. You can even backtrack if you want to start using it now. Just go back to when you started and complete each days info with the things you have journaled already. When I had completed everything, (nut. visit, pscyh eval, surgical consult) they turned ALL of that in with my journals. I got approved first try. Oh, and I only lost 14 pounds in my 6 month preop stuff. So I wouldn't worry to much about that. Just make sure you have EVERY single thing they require before they even consider sending it to insurance for approval.

Thank you!!! i'm going to go do that right now! i don't want them to have ANY excuses as to why not!! :cornut:

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