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Aetna and "long-standing" obesity -- Hmmm...
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My highest weight was 244 when I was 19. I lost down to my lowest weight of 145 by the time I was 21, and it's been coming back slowly but surely. I've had a BMI over 35 for the last two years, but as I don't know if I have any health problems (haven't had a physical in many many years) I can't guarantee that will be enough.
I am almost positive I can acquire my doctor's records from my heaviest time. I also should have records with a rheumatologist I saw that will have my weight for parts of the time while I was losing -- and I can get my gynecologist's records and those have my weight from the time I was 18 on until now -- except for a few years gap when I moved out of state.
Does anyone have any experience here with being on the borderline portion for Aetna's history? Are they looking for 24 solid months of being over 40 BMI? I think that would disqualify a lot of yo-yo dieters right there ...