Weight gain after approval from insurance

[destiny_77 43]

After you get approved by your insurance to have the WLS, is there anyway you can be denied if you gain weight before you have the surgery?

[Sophie74656 1,572]

Check with your insurance, every company has different guidelines. Mine said that I could not gain weight pre op

[Terra B 53]

They definitely want you to lose weight to make it easier on your liver and tummy when they do the surgery. I would definitely check! You don't want to make it so that they can't do the surgery.

I am sure I have put on few since thanksgiving, but I start pre op diet Monday so hopefully the excess will come off.

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@@destiny_77 --

You don't say why you're asking. If it's because you don't plan on losing more during the interim, you might reconsider having surgery at all.

[jane13 2,256]

again...

contact your doctors office and speak to the person who files the insurance or call you provider. I would talk to doctors office...

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[destiny_77 43]

Check with your insurance, every company has different guidelines. Mine said that I could not gain weight pre op

Ok, I just got off the phone with my insurance and they said weight gain would not effect me since I'm already approved but I'm still going to try to get the extra weight off before the surgery so liquid diet, here I come Thank you for your response and guidance!!

[destiny_77 43]

They definitely want you to lose weight to make it easier on your liver and tummy when they do the surgery. I would definitely check! You don't want to make it so that they can't do the surgery.

I am sure I have put on few since thanksgiving, but I start pre op diet Monday so hopefully the excess will come off.

When is your surgery? I don't have a set date yet but my approval dates for surgery is Dec. 14 & 15 so I'm guessing that's when the hospital will have to schedule me... Will make a call to them Monday.

[jmf8756 1]

I don't know if it was an insurance requirement or my doctors requirement but I had to lose 15 pounds between my initial consultation and pre op appointment.