I'm a month away from being eligble for my surgery. (This has been the longest six months in my entire life) and I want to make sure that the insurance company receives everything they need for a quick approval. Here lies my question/problem/concern. I've been going to my PCP for only about a year and of course the Nutrionist for six months. I received letters from both of them, but I realized that I've been seeing the same OB/GYN since 99. So I called to request a letter which outlines my weight since 1999 to 2008. I figures this will show the insurance company that my BMI has been above 40 for almost 10 years. Good idea right? Well my OB/GYN office is crazy . I've called and called and can't get them to write a letter. the only thing they will do is provide me with a copy of my medical recoreds. Can this be submitted, once received. I was thinking that the first sheet from each visit which shows your weight, height and BP is all I need to give to the surgeon to submit. I don't know though so for everybody who has already went through the insurance madness what do you think.. is this even worth it.. sorry for being so long in my post.

Edited August 11, 200818 yr by sxevan9

I don't think it is worth waiting for. I typed up a sheet very neatly in excel with my weight history. I put in exact dates and weight (or what I thought I weighed at that time). I got approved in 2 weeks.

All I had was the weight history from my OBGYN and I just submitted my medical records with my weight information highlighted. I was approved in two days (Anthem BCBS), I was not required to do the six month diet ..........hope this helps!!