I was denied from my insurance the letter I got said that The medical necessity was not established and that there was no Documentation of failure of weight loss with medical supervision within the 2 years preceding the surgery. So now I guess I have to go on a 6 mo dr supervised diet. Has anyone else had to do this? And what kind of Diet were you on?

Hello cristalrosebud:

Many of us have been placed on the 6-month supervised diet as required by our insurance provider. I started going January 2008 once a month on a Saturday, which made it very convienent not having to ask for time off work.

I would meet the nutrionist, which is a free service of my insurance. However, if I could not meet with her, I would see my primary care doctor. My BC/BS insurance required at least once a month with a weigh in. And I had to receive information regarding nutrition and WLS.

I enjoy meeting with my nutritionist and I continue to meet with her and will continue after my surgery. Old habits are hard to break, so I really count on support from many resources, including the nurtitionist.

Good luck!

Thanks for the reply ,I will be meeting with the weight loss center that works with my surgeon tommrow to see what my options are.So did you loose weight on the 6 mo diet?

i have bcbs i had to do the 6 months make sure u dont skip i went to my dr she charted it each month,then it was sent bcbs wanted my charts so she sent them and she put medicaly ness,and i was approved,took bcbs 6 weeks but they said yes monday i was banded,ddont give up

I lost 10 pounds so far, but most of that came off in the last couple of weeks. I actually gained weight during the 6-months, but was losing lots of inches. It was frustrating, but losing the inches was just as good!