For those of you who are sleeved and started with a bmi 39 or less, how much did you lose In the first 10 weeks?

I averaged about 12 to 15 a month for the first 3 or 4 months.

I started at less than 40 and have lost around 3lbs/week.

I started at 37 and have averaged 3 lbs a week for the last 8-9 weeks. My husband started at 37 too and has lost closer to 4-5 lbs a week. That's with stalling for 12 days once and 7 days another time already.

My bmi was 29 13 wks ago (band revision) and I lost about 16 lbs the 1st 10 wks. The lower u weigh, the slower u will lose. Not sure 39 is considered a lo bmi, btw.

Btw, I'm now 13 wks and have lost 18 total lbs. Wow. I'm embarrassed to even write that, seeing the massice amts people lose on this site.

My bmi was 29 13 wks ago (band revision) and I lost about 16 lbs the 1st 10 wks. The lower u weigh' date=' the slower u will lose. Not sure 39 is considered a lo bmi, btw.

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For weight loss surgery a bmi of 39 is considered low.

Lol! Yes 39 is on the lower end! Or at least it used to be... I guess the times are a changing.

I went to an annual post-op gala hosted by the bariatric medical group, who addressed the change in bmi requirements. Some candidates are being approved at a bmi as low as 29 based on medical occasions.

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Wow! Do you think the insurance companies will go down then?y Dr says he does them at 30 for self pay, but that no insurance companies will cover less than 35.

I went to an annual post-op gala hosted by the bariatric medical group' date=' who addressed the change in bmi requirements. Some candidates are being approved at a bmi as low as 29 based on medical occasions.[/quote']

Wow! Do you think the insurance companies will go down then?y Dr says he does them at 30 for self pay, but that no insurance companies will cover less than 35.

It's hard to say if that will be a standard for insurance companies moving forward.

It's hard to say if that will be a standard for insurance companies moving forward.

I have a BMI of 30 and hoping to have it done. I am self pay. My weight has been a battle for years, I keep gaining and cannot lose, and my family history is not on my side. Everyone is obese. I feel in a way this will be preventative and keep diabetes away.

It's hard to say if that will be a standard for insurance companies moving forward.

Insurance criteria has changed a lot since I started doing medical necessity review 13 years ago. Although each company is somewhat different, generalizations can be made. Back then criteria required a BMI of 40 or more and at least one uncontrolled comorbidity such as diabetes with a Hgb A1c greater than 10 or high blood pressure uncontrolled on three medications or poorly controlled sleep apnea. By the time I retired 6 years ago the criteria had changed several times & then required a BMI of 50 or more, or 40 or more at the presence of one comorbidity, or 35 or more & two or more poorly controlled comorbidities. Now criteria commonly requires a BMI of 40 or more or a BMI of 35 or more with the presence of one comorbidity. With the classification of obesity as a disease by the AMA & the increasing evidence of the effectiveness of WLS on type 2 diabetes, I would not be surprised to see criteria relax even more. I also think it will be more & more common for policies to cover WLS as insurers & employers see the financial benefits of covering WLS.