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Im sad because I might not qualify

I had my primary appt on Friday and they took my height and weight and his saying that I'm 5'3 and I'm 215 but my surgeon said I was good that I will qualify because they didn't think I was 5'3 the nurse said 'I think you're 5'1 1/2 so now with this information it will make my BMI of 38.8

But my surgeon said my BMI is 40 and I was good! So now I have hope that my sleep apnea test come back positive for sleep apnea then I will be ok! But when I had my test I couldn't sleep for nothing and I don't know how good the test will be?!?!? I have to wait a whole months for the results ???????? I'm sad, nervous plus stress!

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I have blue shield, and go figure I got food poisoning before my appointment and it put me at 38.7 BMI. I had to do a 6 month diet program. I am on month 4 now. it's not bad. They just tell me not to get below 35 BMI and to stay as high as possible. I did the psych, and the sleep apnea test and I have slight sleep apnea, but not enough for them to approve me. so I am just going to keep going to the monthly appointments for the next few months. it's gone by faster than I have expected.

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I have blue shield, and go figure I got food poisoning before my appointment and it put me at 38.7 BMI. I had to do a 6 month diet program. I am on month 4 now. it's not bad. They just tell me not to get below 35 BMI and to stay as high as possible. I did the psych, and the sleep apnea test and I have slight sleep apnea, but not enough for them to approve me. so I am just going to keep going to the monthly appointments for the next few months. it's gone by faster than I have expected.

Do you have any morbidity problems?!?

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I went to my seminar and love it!! The information was very interesting! Plus I spoke to the person who is in change of the insurance documents and she said not to worry because since they took my height before my primary they can submit the one they had and then with that I will be at BMI of 40 so she said she will check my policy and see what other thing my insurance requirements are so we can move on! She said by a policy that she can think of from another patient with the same insurance she said they want 3 months of weight management and so I will just need this month and February so HOPEFULLY by March I will have a date?!?! Crossing fingers and toes!! Lol!

Just horrible migraines, multiple miscarriages, pcos. I have fought with blue shield for this, so I figure if they want 6 month nutritional, I'll give it to them. My last one should be March, so I am hoping to have surgery in April...praying praying praying for it anyways!!!

I have blue shield, and go figure I got food poisoning before my appointment and it put me at 38.7 BMI. I had to do a 6 month diet program. I am on month 4 now. it's not bad. They just tell me not to get below 35 BMI and to stay as high as possible. I did the psych, and the sleep apnea test and I have slight sleep apnea, but not enough for them to approve me. so I am just going to keep going to the monthly appointments for the next few months. it's gone by faster than I have expected.


Do you have any morbidity problems?!?

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