:confused_smile:I was told by my surgeon's office that once I do the liquid diet, that My BMI might go below the required BMI to have surgery...Then someone told me to gain 10pounds prior to the liquid diet in order to be ok"d for the Surgery and Insurance approval...Has anyone took this route...Is this crazy or what...I need some advise...Thanks Gigi

i would think once your insurance has approved it that it wouldn't matter anymore cause you were given the go ahead. I guess i could be wrong

Thats interesting. My bmi was 35.4 and my doc. told me that I didn't have to do a liquid diet. I guess every doctor is different. Good luck and best wishes to you!!!!!!!!!!!

you should be approved and have date before you start your liquid diet, right?

The timeline is a little screwy.

You do the liquid diet a week or ten days before surgery. They weigh you in the morning and I doubt seriously they'd refuse your surgery at that point.

However, talk to your doctor, not his office staff to get a the real message.

Sorry you're stressed.

My BMI was 35 so I didnt have to do the liquid diet, but my husband's is to and he has to, policy has changed.

But to deny you surgery on the basis that your BMI is too low becuase you've been stellar on the liquid pre op is farking ridiculous in my opinion! Surely that's not right.

I'm just glad I live here, lol. Insurance issues must be so frustrating. This week I've had 3 doctors appointments and a CT scan of my lumbar spine, I went to the docs Monday morning, and was having the scan at the local hospital an hour later, not one cent has been paid out of my pocket, its all done, and I can go on to the physio now, completely covered by my private health insurance, no arguing. Oh, and next Monday see my lap band doc for a fill at no cost to me at all. And people COMPLAIN about our health care system here! I reckon its brilliant.

when i started looking into the band my bmi was above 50 so i only needed a psych eval, but ive lost 40 lbs since then so i was worried that i would have to jump through more hoops to get approved ...so i called the bariatric center that is working on my approval and found out that they submitted the bmi info from my intl consult for my insurance approval, so i can lose or gain as much i want...they already have the info they need lol...so would think that once your insurance company has this info and approves it...what you weigh after that shouldnt matter..i would definately talk to whoever is in charge of getting your approval for you.

I was told by my surgeon that the weight they put on the insurance forms is what goes through. For example, I am currently at 40BMI, but if I lose weight before surgery, it's okay. Now, if the surgeon specifically said he wouldn't work on you if you were below 35...now that's another story. I think you should call and ask or sign up for a seminar before you get worried. :blushing: