If your family doctor has put you on a plan and is monitoring your weight every couple months, can that count towards the time needed for weight loss monitoring from the surgeon before surgery?

For most insurance, yes, as long as the doctor's notes have certain info in them documenting that they are monitoring weight loss. However, most insurance requires monthly monitoring, not every couple months. And some surgeons will want you working with their nutritionist.

I had been working monthly with my endocrinologist on weight loss. Those records were fine for my insurance and my doctor. I also had a therapist and her letter was fine for insurance. But the other requirements still took me several months - the endoscopy, I had to get an abdominal ultrasound, and medical clearance. Ultimately, it still took me more than 3 months from the first time I saw my surgeon to get surgery (my insurance requires 3 months continuous weight loss monitoring).

Good Luck on your Journey. I was self pay so i did not have to go through anything specific.

Ok, thanks!

Ok, thanks!

For those who have insurance that require the monitoring whether it be 3, 6 or 12 months their pretty strict about it being ever 30 days and if u miss one month u gotta start ALL over again.