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Quick Question About Tricare 6 Month Supervised Weighloss
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I read on tricare that I need 6 months of documented by my PCM failed attempts to lose weight.. I went to my first consult with the surgeon and my weight was 226- but they said they were going to document it as 230..with 39.5 bmi
I have chronic back pain
Pre-hypertension
Bladder incompetence
Asthma
And my heart rate has been high
Btw I'm only 22yrs old
My question is during these 6 months do I have to lose weight or does it have to be a failed attempt? The surgeon told me that I have to go down to 207 right before surgery which i have 6 months to do that but I'm scared that I will get denied because my BMI would be 35.5...
How does this work do they count the first day documented or after I lose the weight for surgery?