Question:
Is a hernia considered a complication?

I had WLS about 10 months ago in Salt Lake City. It was covered by my insurance. Three months after my surgery, I moved to Maine. I am now covered by a policy with a WLS exclusion. They say they will not cover WLS or "any complications arising from WLS." I have since developed an incisional hernia. Could my current insurance company get around paying for a repair, since the hernia was likely related to my WLS?    — Terissa R. (posted on January 9, 2002)

January 8, 2002
I doubt it because hernias are routine for even folks who never had surgery. Dont tell them more than the need to know about WLS. If you had your gall bladder removed for example just call this incisional hernia likely caused by previous GB removal. Talk to your surgeon, they should knw the ins and outs.
   — bob-haller

January 9, 2002
My insurance company said the same thing to me but when I ended up with the hernia they paid with no questions asked. Thank God!
   — Deb H.