Hey everyone! I have a question for all of you. I just completed my 6 months of required weight management. I have gained 12 pounds during the 6 months. I followed the diet as closely as possible, but still managed to gain. Have any of you gone through this? It is extremely frustrating! I am worried insurance will not approve my surgery due to this. My surgeon did not say I needed to lose or maintain my weight in order to have surgery. That was not a requirement, but it is still bothersome. Can anyone relate to this?

Was the 6 months an insurance requirement? My insurance required a 3 month diet and it clearly stated you could not gain weight during those 3 months.

It depends on the insurance. I had completed the 6 month diet before I even considered surgery. It was at the end of that 6 month diet monitoring that my doctor told me I needed surgery because I kept gaining weight. It didn't affect my insurance approval, it actually showed that I couldn't lose the weight on my own.

If you are unsure, call the surgical coordinator at your surgeon's office. They are very knowledgable about what each insurance company is looking for and can help you.

I went to Mexico so insurance was not an issue but my doc wanted us to lose 5% of our weight before surgery to shrink our livers. The liver is in the way of the surgery and if too big there can be complications. I know my doctor has refused to do the surgery on people who did not lose enough weight. Maybe you will still need to do a liquid diet to lose some before the surgery.

Depends on your insurance.

Hello...with the whole 6 month requirement before your approval, does it still have to be consecutive visits to your doctor?

I agree that it depends on your insurance. My insurance requires a 6 month class and you are supposed to lose 10% of your weight in that time frame....in the long run, it doesn't effect the surgery if you didn't lose the 10%..they still sent you through to the surgeon regardless, just told you that you couldn't gain anything from that point (seeing the dr after the 6 month program) to the point where you have surgery.

t depend son your program, try and loose weight and watch your intake and sodium, good luck.