Hi everyone, I’m a good healthy condition but I’m fat. I’m interested on getting the bariatric sleeve done, i have struggled with my weight since i was a kid. Anyway I need to have high blood pressure and cholesterol in which I don’t have I don’t know what to do. The nurse told me that I needed to have sleep apnea in order to go forward with the process. Can I get any suggestions????? Thanks

4 hours ago, prettygirl85 said:

Hi everyone, I’m a good healthy condition but I’m fat. I’m interested on getting the bariatric sleeve done, i have struggled with my weight since i was a kid. Anyway I need to have high blood pressure and cholesterol in which I don’t have I don’t know what to do. The nurse told me that I needed to have sleep apnea in order to go forward with the process. Can I get any suggestions????? Thanks

Your insurance must require you to have something wrong in order to have them pay for it. I am also fat but healthy and I didn't need anything to be wrong with with me just a bmi of 40. I just made it with a bmi of 41. Call your insurance and see what their requirements are.

Do you know your BMI? If not, here is a calculator:

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm

Have you had a sleep study done yet? If not have one done soon

Do you know your BMI? If not, here is a calculator:
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm

Hi My BMI is 35 I’m 5,5 216lbs

Have you had a sleep study done yet? If not have one done soon

Hi, I’m waiting for my insurance to approve me for the sleep study.

Your insurance must require you to have something wrong in order to have them pay for it. I am also fat but healthy and I didn't need anything to be wrong with with me just a bmi of 40. I just made it with a bmi of 41. Call your insurance and see what their requirements are.

Hi thank you for your opinion I will call my insurance to verify what they require to approve for the surgery. My BMI is 35 im eating a lot so I can gain weight.....

Many insurance plans that cover wls require a bmi of 40 or 35 with other co-morbidities. If you have good health, you may not qualify unless you gain another 25 pounds.

I had my surgery done in Mexico, where a bmi of 35 is not an issue. The cost was $4,600 plus $450 airfare for myself and a companion. My insurance deductible was $7,000, and max out of pocket was $8,500, so I saved a few thousand going there. Also, I didn't have to endure a year of jumping through hoops. I am glad for that.

If your insurance won't cover the surgery, maybe you could start saving today for a cash pay surgery in the future. There are surgery centers in the US that will do the surgery for around 10K. That is a lot of money, but not compared to what we spend for a used car that we plan to keep for 4-5 years at the most.

Good luck!