Good morning everyone. My name is Stephanie. I tried losing weight most of my life. I was successful but unfortunately gained more than half, if not more back. I seen the amazing results from my coworkers with having the sleeve procedure done. I went to a seminar last Thursday. The dr office called me yesterday and told me:My insurance covers the lap band, sleeve and gastric bypass. I have to get a psychological evaluation(which is done at the dr office )and meet the weight loss requirements for the surgery. I was also told that my insurance has no wait time. I honestly don't understand what is "no wait time means?". I was told by my coworkers that there is different steps that I have to take for the surgery. My other coworker said that it took her 6 months. But the dr office rep stated that my requirements is the psychological evaluation and weight loss.Im lost. My first appointment is Feb 4th.Is everyone requirements based on an individual level or do everyone basically go through all of the steps such as nutritionist n etc? If i have confused you then im sorry. I think I've confused myself. Lol. Thanks in advance for any comments. Muahh ????

Each insurance plan is different. Some require 3 months of supervised weight loss or education, others 6 months, others none -- it looks like your insurance requires none, hence the "no wait time." Your surgeon will probably require at least some educational appointments before surgery, such as meeting with a dietitian, but it sounds like nothing that can't be taken care of quickly. Looks like you have excellent insurance -- my advice is to be happy and don't look this gift horse in the mouth

Each insurance plan is different. Some require 3 months of supervised weight loss or education, others 6 months, others none -- it looks like your insurance requires none, hence the "no wait time." Your surgeon will probably require at least some educational appointments before surgery, such as meeting with a dietitian, but it sounds like nothing that can't be taken care of quickly. Looks like you have excellent insurance -- my advice is to be happy and don't look this gift horse in the mouth

I thank you so much for the speedy reply and clarification. I truly appreciate it. I recently just signed up for the insurance at my job. I wanted insurance for the dental and preventive measures. I wasn't really considering the sleeve due to me feeling like a failure. But I seen and read a lot of stories. Im encouraged and currently feel blessed. Any WLS is a tool and not an easy way out. From what I seen, its a lifetime commitment. Thanks again for replying. Muahh ????

Any WLS is a tool and not an easy way out. From what I seen, its a lifetime commitment. Thanks again for replying. Muahh

You are already ahead of the game. It's sad to see how many people have surgery and expect magic with little or no work. It's so important to be realistic and you are. Best wishes to you.

Be sure to check with your insurance yourself and don't rely solely on what your surgeon's office says are your requirements. My office insisted that I needed 6 months of a supervised diet, but when I spoke to my insurance that wasn't the case. I have a fairly standard policy, but my company added a specific set of requirements.