I have my initial appt with Dr Woodman on 8/6/08. Aetna insurance requires a 6 mo or 3mo supervised diet. Does anyone know if Dr. Woodman will place me on supervised diet? Or will I have to see my PCP for that? I already had my appts with the nutritionist and pysch eval on last week. My appt with my PCP is after 8/6/08.

I wish I would have found the TN forum earlier, but I am having surgery through Dr. Woodman. I first went to Dr. Woodman on 5/16/08 and I got my approval letter today, 11/28/08. My PCP supervised my 6 month diet, but I didn't lose a pound! She told me the diet was more of a way for the insurance to see if you would consistently keep your doctor's appointments. I guess to measure how seriuos you are about the WLS. I also have Aetna and I must say, everything ran smoothly.