I am a severly morbid obese 30 year old women.  I started this journey to WLS a little to late.  I have BCBS and they require a year of medically supervised diet before they will approve the surgery.  After meeting with my dietician at HCMC, she said we will try after six months since I am a very ideal canidate for surgery.  So begins my pre-op diet.  Three meals a day of any size or calorie count, no snacks and no liquids with more than 10 calories per serving.  I am very lucky in the fact that HCMC does not require their patients to lose weight before surgery.  

Amen - BCBS changed their policy to require on six months of visits.  I was approved for surgery on 11/21/2007.  Surgery is scheduled for Monday, December 17 at 7:30 a.m.