Hi all I am wondering how much people were required to lose before surgery. I go to Kaiser in Fresno and I started at 296 and I am now at 275.5. I don't have my first meeting with the surgeon until 4-22-19. I have had to reschedule it due to other things that came up. I am hoping to try and have my surgery y June.

Our team did not have a specific amount they wanted us to lose. They just wanted to see a loss every month. One month I gained 7 pounds, and lost it the next month. Despite the gain, I was recommended for surgery, and approved by my insurance company.

Our team did not have a specific amount they wanted us to lose. They just wanted to see a loss every month. One month I gained 7 pounds, and lost it the next month. Despite the gain, I was recommended for surgery, and approved by my insurance company.

Thank you that's awesome. I know every Dr. Is different

My surgeon asked for a 10% loss... 27lbs for me. It wasn't a firm expectation, and when I was struggling, in part due to one of my diabetes meds, they helped me get in to see a specialist to make some changes.

Was required to lose 5% - but I can't remember if that was my surgeon's program or my insurance's requirement.

I wasn't required to lose any weight (which probably isn't a good policy... looking back I wish I had weighed a little less when I had it done).

I wasn't required to lose any weight just not to gain any which I did & now losing..my surgery is on 4/19. Good luck

I wasn't required to lose any weight.

I also had my surgery in Fresno. I wasn’t required to lose any prior to surgery but I lost anyway going through the required nutrition classes.

On 4/8/2019 at 6:13 PM, MrsGamgee said:

My surgeon asked for a 10% loss... 27lbs for me. It wasn't a firm expectation, and when I was struggling, in part due to one of my diabetes meds, they helped me get in to see a specialist to make some changes.

This. But def, ask your doc/RD for their rules and your insurance co's rules.

Was not required a specific amount, but insurance said cannot gain weight during the 6 month pre-surgery process. (Some insurance will not approve surgery if you go below a certain bmi w/o comorbidities - that was 40 bmi for mine, so I made sure I did not lose below that before final approval. That was right before the 10 day 800 cal/day preop diet - on that I lost below the 40 bmi)

No specific amount during my pre-op workup. They just didn't want to see any weight gain over my initial consultation weight. I ended up going up and down during the 6-month workup period, but didn't ever end up going above my first weight. I'm now a clinical reviewer for my hospital's weight-loss surgery program and have seen many cases where patients gain and gain and gain up to their surgery day, and they still get approval.