Question:
Has any one been approved if they did not have a 6month supvised diet ?
Especially looking for people who have no real seriouse comorbidies. I have asthma and a family history of cardiac problems. — sheri B. (posted on June 6, 2002)
June 5, 2002
I had no real serious co-morbities... they said I had diabetes, but it was
VERY mild... I didn't even get prescribed any medication for it until well
after I got approved for the surgery. Also, I had never been on a doctor
prescribed diet, unless a doctor telling me to "watch my sugar
intake" counts as a doctor's diet. I was actually kinda shocked when I
heard someone say that they didn't think they'd get accepted because they'd
never had a doc's diet...
— Fallon D.
June 5, 2002
There are no hard and fast rules here. Doctors differ and Insurance
companies differ. Mine didn't require all that stuff.
— Cathy J.
June 5, 2002
Have to echo the previous poster. The only way to know for sure what you
need to meet insurance and/or doctor's requirements is to ask. Each
insurance company is different and the same insurance company can have
different requirements for different employers and in different states.
— garw
June 6, 2002
i had no co-morbs, except for shin splints and knee pain, but AETNA was
great. I had a letter from my doc saying he thought this was the best for
me, but never had a medically supervised diet, really just had a list of 15
or so diets (WW, LA weight loss, ATKINS) that had failed. i was approved
after first letter. I am also 22, so i was scared b/c i didn't think they
would've thought i had "tried it all" but they did! PCP letter
of support is great if you can get it. goodluck.
— Lezlie Y.
June 6, 2002
I have no co-morbid's, i have no supervised diets,I am young and a little
over 100lbs overweight. I listed all the diets i have done myself and wrote
a letter stating why I want the surgery, difficulties I have now, and why
the surgery would help me for the future. I have Humana INsurance and they
approved it.
— Sunny4x4chick
June 6, 2002
I am 55 years old, have arthritis in my knees but no other co-morbidities.
The surgeon I originally went to wanted a 5 year diet history and a lot of
oother information because he said all insurance companies require it. He
waited so long to submit my paperwork (claiming to be writing the perfect
letter) that I finally changed doctors because my insurance was changing in
about a month and a half. To make a long story short, all my insurance
company needed was my weight, height, blood pressure and BMI. I had my
approval within 48 hours. That was a little over 7 months ago, my surgery
a little over six months ago and I am 116+ pounds lighter. So - it really
depends on the insurance company and what their requirements are.
— Patty_Butler
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