So.. Cigna requires 89 days of weight management prior to submission for surgery. I just had my last weight management appointment this week with my dietition and I gained two pounds!! Has anybody had this happen? Were you still able to qualify for the surgery? I am a panicked mess now.. dang it!

I had gained more than a few pounds at my last weigh-in and I was terrified that they were going to delay my surgery because of it, but the CRNP didn't say anything about the weight gain and I surely didn't bring it up lol. Afterwards, someone else told me that as long as you didn't gain over your original starting weight, it wouldn't delay the process, so hopefully it'll be the same for you. I'm sure you'll be fine. Good luck!

I bounced a bit. I lost 15 lbs, then gained some back when I was having a particularly difficult time with my son (he was in and out of the hospital, and it was a very stressful time and I wasn't able to follow the nutrition guidelines as well as I should have). The doctor more or less shrugged it off, saying everyone stumbles and it was more important to get back on the horse and keep going. Now I'm on the pre-surgery liquid diet and losing more than I expected...hopefully that makes him happy

(he wanted me to drop at least 10 lbs from my last appointment to my surgery date, and I accomplished that, so I'm happy)

I am with Cigna on the 89 day plan as well and I gained 2.7 lbs. They said it wasn't that big of a deal. You should be good. Good luck!

I wouldn't worry about it.

I read the policy and didn't see that it required a weight loss