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I just received a phone call from a physical therapy office saying that my federal Blue Cross Insurance requires two visits per week for 3 weeks prior to surgery. I am out of town now so I'm not going to call my insurance until I get home. Does anyone know if this it true? It seems like they keep finding more and more prerequisites.

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I did this for my sleeve surgery. I had to do it for 4 weeks 2x/week. They monitored my cardio output, blood pressure and weight during these weeks. They want to make sure you can endure surgery

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19 hours ago, Red Alicia said:

I just received a phone call from a physical therapy office saying that my federal Blue Cross Insurance requires two visits per week for 3 weeks prior to surgery. I am out of town now so I'm not going to call my insurance until I get home. Does anyone know if this it true? It seems like they keep finding more and more prerequisites.

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I haven't been told anything about a PT requirement as of yet. I have my last required apt next Wednesday so I will definitely ask.

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Is this in addition to the required nutritional visits with the dietitian?

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Good grief. People WORK! It's hard enough to do all the other appointments with most medical professionals working only on weekdays. In addition, most doctors keep you waiting a long time so a 5 minute visit can be an hour or more ordeal.

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It’s just arbitrary barriers the insurance companies put up to try to prevent (paying for) surgery. You can’t win this fight - just jump through their hoops.

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