Anyone have UMR? I wanted to know how long the process may take with UMR? Also my bmi is 40.5 if I loose weight preop will that affect my approval for insurance?

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I have UMR but just at the starting gate. Haven't seen the doc yet oct 4th called UMR but they wouldn't tell me one way or the other if I'll be approved. Keeping my fingers crossed. Hopefully someone out there can let us both know. Best of luck to ya!

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Thanks I would love to know what info you find out. I go for my seminar oct 5,

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ask your surgeon about dropping below 40 bmi. I had the same concern and my office said they submit the weight from your first visit, not from any of the follow up visits.

I unfortunately had to maintain a higher weight to qualify for surgery as I was in the 40-41 area the past year. If I lost 10 pounds, I was in trouble insurance wise.

Ok thanks for the info. But how did you know this? I thought I was gonna have to do a diet before approval. If I follow the diet how can I maintain the BMI?

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My clinic told me. I worked with my pcp on the DASH diet, it is helpful for blood pressure but wouldn't necessarily make me gain weight. Think south beach with no salt (grain rice, grain Pasta, fish/chicken).

My weight gain is also heavily from rx meds. So it's impossible to get off without serious intervention ie surgery.