I am in the preop stage and meet with my surgeon for the first time on Thurs. One of the questions I have is will I be denied if I lose too much weight during the 6 - month period. I have a BMI of 41, and no comorbidities. I have Oxford United Health Care, and they require a BMI of over 40...I'm right on the edge. Anyone else encountered this issue...?

I have kaiser and I had the same issue. I had a starting BMI of 40 and I knew that if I lost the requested 10% of my body weight that I would be below 40 and I didn't have comorbidities. Halfway through the classes I asked if I was going to be disqualified and she said absolutely not. She was right, it was never an issue.

That is very encouraging! I'm wondering if when I have my meeting with her next month, my nutritionist will give me a presume weight loss goal? How common is that?