My pre surgical class is June 8th at hope bariatrics in pa, I have upmc for you insurance. My weight is 275 with a bmi of 42 I think, Im so worried on the 6 month diet im going to lose to much and go under a 40 bmi and get rejected... I have been a yoyo diet kinda girl my whole life, Im so ready to eat to live and not live to eat! I have been reading all the info I can and some people say its starting bmi that counts and others say if I go under 40 bmi before approved that I will get denied... ugh so worried about it I cant think about anything else and I havnt even got to first appointment...I see my pcp on the 24th

We don't have the same insurance but I can empathize with you. I started my (nearly year long) program with a 45 BMI. I had my final weigh in Wednesday and ended with a 39.

I've jump through all their required hoops, and now am just waiting for final approval before I can proceed with the last step before surgery - the surgical consult.

I've waited a long time already, but this last stretch has definitely been the most stressful. My fate is literally sitting on someone's desk right now, and all I can do is wait for my phone to ring.

But I'm hoping for the best. Good luck to you as well!

I just wanted to let you know that I got approved! Even though I ended my insurances's pre op program with a BMI of 39 due to the weight I lost, and that was with no major co-morbidities.

I am going through the program at hope bariatrics in PA as well. Just met with the surgeon today!

Thanks everyone! Steph did they explain everything really well? What did they tell you about bmi? Also what insurance do you have if you dont mind me asking